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Tahiti: Myth and Reality by Edward Pyatt 6

One doesn't generally travel to Tahiti to listen to the radio, so it wasn't until Ed Pyatt's seventh visit that he looked up RFO Radio Tahiti. Unlike most government-owned voices, this shortwave station doesn't represent Tahiti to the world, but is an arm of Radio France International in Paris. That makes for an unusual programming mix, but perhaps you can still catch the balmy breezes on a frosty northern night.

DRUG WAR .... ·Monitoring by William Shelby

February 1991

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Henry Ortega

Next to monitoring a natural or man-made disaster, overhearing drug deals and drug busts ranks as the most excitement a radio monitor can expect. But William Shelby has avoided the media's temptation to capitalize on the sensational. His coverage of the U.S. Customs Service is thorough and professional. So thorough, in fact, that his report will be presented in two parts, concluding next month. This is "must" reading for utility buffs!

China ,s Shortwave Voices by Charles Sorrell

Nowhere has shortwave radio proved its worth more than in China -- a huge nation with many far-flung and isolated states. Several broadcasting services are there to be heard. Although DXing China can be both rewarding and frustrating, Sorrell's overview will help you know what to expect. You can certain ly anticipate hearing more than Radio Beijing!

COVER: Fire engulfs the jet-fuel tanks at Denver's Stapleton Airport. Photo by Jim Nelson.

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No-Code Hamming is Here! 20

At last, anyone who can demonstrate technical competence can obtain a ham license -- without having to learn Morse code! Noted writer and ham Fred Maia, W5Yl, recounts the struggles within the U.S. ham community as it, and the FCC, searched for the proper direction for amateur radio and its assigned frequencies. The result: Now it's even easier for you to be a part of amateur radio's future!

Fire! at Stapleton Int'/ Airport 24 Wayne Heinen counts

hmself fortunate to have monitored from the safety of his home the worst fire the airport outside Denver, Colorado, had ever experienced. As a tank of jet fuel burned out of control . .L

and threatened numerous other nearby tanks, the fire department desperately searched the state for more foam for containment. Through three days, as a black cloud hung over the city, Wayne heard it all.

And More ...

One of the most common requests from our readers is to have some of the jargon of the hobby explained. "Uncle Skip" did that for radio hobbyists in July and August 1990, and Jean Baker begins a glossary this month for aero monitors (p. 44).

Our reviewers have put a couple of new, moderately priced receivers on the test bench: Larry Magne gives a qualified thumbs-up to Haverhill's new digital portable, while Bob Grove is more enthusiastic about Uniden's BC855XLT desktop scanner.

Leafing through the back section of MT, which project would you want to start first? -- Doug DeMaw, Rich Arland, Clem Small, and Bob Grove present so many projects and tips this month, we can't list them all! Same goes for the frequencies covered in this issue ... It may take you until the March issue to savor all that is contained in February's!

When you look at the page with your label on it, though, take a moment to check your expiration date. Subscription rates will be slightly higher beginning March 1, so why not take the time to renew right now?!

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··.• "I'iri writing because I'm confused,'' says . Bruce · Gaskamp of . Brenham, Texas: "I · tuned · id fo one of the loggings listed on page . 27 of last

. inorith's issue and didn't hear a thing. rs if possible to hear these programs or

>are they just· _pa~f . loggings from someone else's log?" ·:· ..

Brue£, the ans\veris yes and yes. The · loggings seetiqn is a ·~Iedfon of things . .. ,

. that have been. heard by Monitoring• •Times readers .around the world. / .Now for yotir. firs( qU:(!sti.on:. '.'Isit

possible to hear "these_programs?" Ye.s, itis. Po.ssible; and<:Under. m:~st . cir~

... - -·-· - · -=E.i~~h°'!!~~s~;,-

~~ff ;~1~·~1~1-iit~~~~~ : . : WJ1i!e there:. are, ShOttWaVe •stations· .··

····:~il1•t~an~~~ft1~-··~P~~i~~:-~~~~1a~_-••·•· f¢¢eptfon; thes~~r~J"lptinJl;te .miijoritY; ·· Because the trio~e powerfi;il staticiris are-...

. easilyfoiirid by simply spin.iting aro).llld looking slice of rock jutting out of the the dfal, thef are oot()fte:ri listed .in the · Coral Sea. The rest span the globe from

<:loggings column. :wJiat you see in the the Antarctic to Bhutan (isn't that a logging .sectiOn ·1s a variety of things, lighter?) and the U.S.S.R. s·ome quite exotic. Qf course; reception The 1991 edition is John's first all­conditions also play a part in wbat color edition and it's available for

· you'll hear, varying the . station$ that $11.95 plus 2.00 postage from KBlT · reach your receiver by day, month and Radio Specialities, Box 1015YG, even year. Amherst, New Hampshire 03031.

One final comment. Remember •. that when someone tunes in a really J h l f Ch I · N th .'exotic station, if is the result of a 0 n Fake 0

· ar otte, or · · · Carolina, figures that he "blew

riull1ber of fa~tor~ _all coming .t~geth_er somebody's mind" when he completed at the. sametu~1e. the operators skill, . a week-long radio survey. John, a big ~omet1mes e.qu1pment, a . healthy ,d()se shortwave listener, didn't fill out the of luck and generat_ly, a lot of time. survey with the names of local stations.

Granted t_he. article was about an "Wait until they try and figure out AM;.DXer, ~~t re~read the profile ()f KUSW, WRNO, ABC-Perth, WWCR, Patpck ¥artll1 , on. page ?1 ,pf .!~e KTWR, CFRB, WHRI and such." D7~e~b~tl990 ~~u~ •. ~~y~ fatrifk! ·;~.d I'm not sure how that will be .still lJke to hea_rJx:iq1~~}ve. been.. ~itt~g handled statistically, John. Unless

.• o~ 11~~ kHz •. f()ryears andyears [~tahcs someone at the research company is . imme ]. Not evew ra!e I?X: .c~tcll_.lS t~.e familiar with shortwave, . they may result of mpnk~h.ke . P~y~n~.e: · ~ytfe\11 simply dismiss it a gobbledygook and

.·• }lappen .o~ the)irst t1n.ie, .pµt. thlow out the data. Keep hstenmg, Bruce!. Some years ago, Joe Costello,

.. We got a real nice · 1991 Ham Photo Calendar from John David of KBlT Radio Specialties. If you're into ham radio -- as a participant, monitor or hopeful, you'll love the photographs. My favorite is March . which shows Trevor Rogers, VKSFG, operating from John · Willis Island -· a bleak

owner of WRNO Worldwide, told me that his shortwave station was starting to show up on Arbitron diaries (surveys). WRNO got included in the survey because his FM station is also called WRNO and the people taking the survey looked up the call letters in

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.~mani?~" Jqurnalists Sorry Others disagree. AccofJfu~ i\~g:! · ' Gertrude Anderson, a ptiblit · aff~ir~}

· > A lifany of apologies continues to specialist with the FCC in Philadetp}ji~Vi :pquf frqm Soviet-bloc journalists as ~ "sometimes [used] police caf~' ij:¢ •~!c:f

. thfir ·coiintries fall to the west. Albania, with the radio still iri, whicffis:•nofa : ohe ofthe last hold-outs in the camp of great idea." -.' ' :. ·· uu :_:.: Stalirii~t admirers, is apparently in the Still, dispatchers in th_e . a:tea:J1fo} death~throes of democratic reform •· _ keeping track of the dates arid '.tllries(if/

Ji!~Llisten to Radio Tirana. .. , .... the intrusions and hope to ffiatClFthem( ::n . The:station,'which onlya 'few years ''"~'· with officers' workschedule& ::::n?::rn:r {~gt) . pfogi:runined 'little more than "We'll find The B1.frper bf:prOcess: :¢1'.)risfal)t paeans . to ·President Enver .Kofochmeha.mn .. ination," . . pr()~1_· _se_ :.s .•• -.. _ •. ·.•.:.•• ... •••.•.•·:·( ·C __ :.:~~~-.l JI9x.a,is riow ·admitting •• and describ-d@. FJhe. acts o(violence occiirring in ' •' : x :·:.:t .'·#m¢~!!.ilc~ Shk()der atjd Elbasah~ Last Noti·ce· s· ·to Fi•'s"he.-r· m .. -... :e<n··•-·• .. - o· ·. f ::n . •m9.pfp~ l:}rp~gcast~rs _on me. station even .••• ',,. : ' : g~v¢the4' C>wn il¢tl>ohaI opiiJions <>0 the shortwave u~teneti irbAf.· :.t. h.···. b.· ••••. i=.·o.> ..... liii:: ~~0~~;~[ ~:b~; ;:Ji ~go, il1e ~e~ ~dmis~ of Maine to Cape Hatteras and possibly $i(j!1Jhat.·$otj\ething was wrorig in the · ~-- beyond, will be · ablefo · tunC,~p~tg~~~t~.} Worker'$ ·paradisemight· have:earned a ·1.t.•. m .. ay>.s. ou.•··. n_ d like .a tronical information on fishing c6riclitions\ ori "···•""''',' .... . ,.' 't' · · t " t · · "I · · b 11 t · · t.h· r shortwave. According . toJ.oca ... t .·•.·:.rep····· .. o.J .. t ... Si 1ourna is a np o Jai or a u e m e pa, rad. zs.· e.· ·.·.·•.· .. ·•. bu .. t a.· ni.cep· lace to NOAA's . Nat1'onal M. ar·1··n· e"'.·'·.·.·.·.·p· i's'h·_·e··.·_···r··.·1·_-e·."•s·:·,_··.•· .. . back:of the·:head: >Ohe recenfbroadcast from Tirana live? Not necessarily. ~ Service station, · KMY, Wjff_: pr§Y!~~: •closed With what has become a -routine The fi_ ve least !iv.able cities as ranked time-critical fishery ·notice, Il.6tkeS.i'6E ~pqfogy, )1aving . been heard from by PCC are Lagqs, Nigeria; Kinshasa, regulatory actions, and fut\Jre • he~j~~ $tati6ns in Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Zaire; · Kanpur/ India; Dhaka, Bangla- and meetings of interest tc>:th(i fisffl.rig

: ~~fd "W1~ P!~~~f:~ly, b;~~c~s~~~a~ri des~;o ~~~ !~f i~erh~y:1~re able to cut indi:;;~dcasts will occur ~c~ ~-,~~~'.~~: ·\would like to take , advantage of this through the static enough to hear a Tuesdays at 8:30 am on 652t9 klli bccasion to thank all listeners for the glowing report on b~autiful and health- (repeated at 8:35 am on 8294~Z ' IcBz) ~tippqi( they gave us, the. journalists of ful Lagos from the Voice . of Nigeria, and again on Thursdays at 2:30 'phfW:· ·R*diOTiraha. We Ccln' make them ·one don't you believe" it! 6521.9 (repeated at 2:35 pm ori 8294;2 . fjfin promise •• that there will be far · kHz). · · · · · • < : H -: . : more information in our broadcasts Announcements of othef bioad~

.• than t}Jere . has ' been · in the past." The Burper casts will be made on weekdays·Bni.iSi : , Hallelujah; · kHz at 8:00 am. Fishermen will theribe :. · .. ,. ·· ·. · .. ·, · . ·. · Police cominunications ·in Pennsyl· instructed to turn to a workihg ·fief. -- 'j •... ··· ·.·• vania's Mon Valley (riear Pittsburgh) quency where .the broadcast call be• TIJ~~ Ill/ Top Ci ties have_ been plagued ~Y annoying .sounds heard. All transmissions will \)e ~#§irigt~ ·. ·.·.· .. ··.·. · · ·.·.-· ···· · ·· ·-·· · ranging _.from: - :Pel~hing,. - ~9ud cl~ck.i~g, sideband. · .. :.:·>>-:'.<·:().:(/;:/:(f<=?f/\\: i .: dovern~(!nt-sponsored . shortwave kazoo seretjades and what ' police dis· sfotipp$ ten4 fo ''acce11tuate the posi- cretely .calt''bc:idy sounds,'' ' ' " five''.fopOtif their country~ That's some- .. The sounds have blared over the wtia(qriderstandable since it's the job of i:'Win Rive! Council of Governments ffibs( shortwave stations to project a police radio frequencies for the last

Javcfra.ble image of their country abroad. year, sometimes interrupting important .•• ... Now comes a more reliable render- transmissions. Jng of "livable" cities from the private "At firstlt was kind of funny," said

· non~profit Population Crisis Committee Lincoln Police Chief Ted Hazard . . in Washington, D.C. PCC ranks metro- "Then as it progressed it became a bit · politan cities around the world on the of a nuisance." basis of food expenditures, living space, McKeesport police say that they are a<;cess to utilities, communications, close to solving the problem, however. education, infant mortality, murder Chief Daniel Kochman says that he

. rate, air quality, noise pollution, and thinks the culprit is another police

tra~~ec~~~e:i~~n~ost livable cities are ~~r~e:r fse~~uts~e ~fr ~hned ~~e:tr~~~tt~~~ CPBS Celebrates 50th .· ·. •)_.: Melbourne, Montreat, Seattle-Tacoma, the signal. "I'm convinced that the ······ Atlanta, and Essen-Dortmund-Duis- transmission is coming from a police China's national radio netWork/ tht burg in Germany. car," he says. Central People's Broadcasting . Statfori

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(CPBS) celebrates its 50th anniversary this month and, according to the government-sponsored media, is gain­ing in popularity. "One out of every two Chinese tunes to the news service of the Central People's Broadcasting Station at 6:30 am [2230 UTC] or 8:00 pm [1200 UTC]."

CPBS began its life half a century ago, broadcasting a daily one hour program from a cave in Yan'an. Today it provides six channels of news, music and information for 107 hours a day (plus 37 hours of programs beamed to Taiwan).

Despite its growth, CPBS reportedly has found itself in a battle for listeners, many of whom have been drawn away from the radio by television soap operas.

Sources . from the radio station promise to combat its one-eyed compe­titor by modernizing the station, up­dating the news, and making the programs "closer to life."

nearly 500 cycles, no significant differ­ence was noted · in rechargeability among the samples.

In fact, those that where totally discharged (to 1 volt per ceU), as well as those that were continuously over­charged, actually showed slightly greater capacity than those charged by normal standards.

A typical NiCd battery is useful for at least 500 full charge/discharge cycles over a period of several years. Appli­ances which remain plugged into their chargers unused for periods of 50 days or more experience a 0.15 volt depres-

Starting in April, the ser¥ke· wlir expand to 24 hour a day opetation: ~tfrr begin to scramble their transmissions. A decoder/receiver is necessary to· receive · the broadcasts ·and a monthly $(60 '.. subscription fee will keep the musi~ : coming to your home without internip+( tion. The Satellite Digital Audio Bi::o.ad2Y casting Company of Tokyo hopes/ #)::, have 700,000 paying customers. w.tthil:(:; their first two .years. · · < ,:-:;::;

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~~;re~~e: ~r°al~ ~;tf ~1 g~~Ttart:e~ Grove Enterprises, publlshbr").6.{ Actually, after they are fully discharged Monitoring Times;regrets it must fiii~''. to 1 volt per cell, they bounce back fo ·. the annual subscriptiOn rate for the fifsC: their rated capacity upon recharge. tiine since June of 1988. IncreasesHri :·

Apparently, the misconception the postal rate ' :make it necesiacy Jq: regarding these _batteries was based on raise the annual subscription rate' tcL a one isolated observation of a single $19.50 for one year, $37 for two ye~s;·: battery in a lunar NASA mission. and $54 for three. Foreign subscriptions :=

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NI CADS: =Exploding the Memory Myth

For decades, manufacturers and end users of NiCd batteries have apparently labored under a misconcep­tion: that a NiCd cell "remembers" the amount of discharge when it is recharged and gives up only that amount even when called on to deliver its full capacity.

According to Bruce Essig of Gates Energy Products in Gainesville, Florida, recent tests show that the phenomenon is virtually non-existent.

Gates, which manufactures 80 per­cent of the batteries used by satellite missions, tested cells from two manu­facturers. Both were cycled, first at zero discharge, then at 25% discharge, and finally at complete discharge. After

Digital audio broadcasting · is. a reality. A Japanese radio station has begun daily programming, delivered by satellite, that sounds as good as a compact disk. Annoying multipath and fading, common to FM broadcasts, is nonexistent with DAB and listeners with digital audio tape recorders can make recordings that are virtually identical to the master tapes.

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RADIO TAHITI Myth and Reality in the South Pacific

A !though I've visited the island of Tahiti .ft; on at least six occasions, I must confess that I have never taken the time to look for Radio Tahiti. Although such an admission may seem heretical to the serious radio hobbyist, the station just wasn't on my mind.

Instead, my trips to Tahiti have been consumed with a passion for relaxing in the beautiful lagoon surrounding the island, for automobile trips through the scenic hills overlooking the city of Papeete, and for camping excursions to the picture book beauty of the neighboring island of Moorea.

I have acquired many Tahitian friends during my visits, developing deep affections for the Taputaurai family of Mahina (a community near Papeete). They have tutored me in the French language, provided me with a knowledge of and an appreciation for Tahitian culture, and have taken me with them on numerous family excursions. The meals taken at their table have been sumptuous.

So overwhelming is this place that despite my xxxx years as a shortwave listener, it wasn't until my most recent visit that I sought out the station officially known as "Radio Television Francaise D'outre Mer (RFO). It is the government funded radio and television voice of French Polynesia.

The Real Tahiti

Tahiti is an island that has been associated with great natural beauty and with countless legends of romance and adventure. Often it is

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difficult to determine where myth ends and reality begins. It is without a doubt an island of great natural beauty. It is surrounded by a spectacular reef and the clear blue waters of the Pacific. However, there are no really spectacular while sand beaches on Tahiti.

The population includes Polynesians, French, Chinese, and others and various mixtures of all. It is an island of a newly renovated two-story traditional open market and of modern air conditioned shopping centers.

This is also an expensive island. A pair of mostly polyester men's trousers sells for U.S. $75. A hamburger at the fast food place can cost U.S. SS. Those who come to the island for fun and adventure typically bring plenty of money. Papeete harbor is always full of yachts and schooners from Sweden, France, Switzerland, Finland, Canada, the USA, New Zealand, Australia, and the like. Expensive clothing boutiques abound.

Many also have a vision of Tahiti as a hedonist's paradise. In truth, Tahitians are a religious people who take church going very seriously. The churches arc full on Sunday mornings with many of them holding two services - one in the French language and one in the Tahitian language. The Tahitian language services usually last a good deal longer than the French ones.

Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of Polynesian culture and an emphasis on things Polynesian. The July 14 celebrations have lost most of their French Bastille Day emphasis and become more of a celebration of Polynesian art, dance, and sports. The

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recently constructed $20 million town hall in Papeete has an architectural facade that replicates the facade of the palace of Tahiti's last king. A memorial project that will trace the history of the royal family in Tahiti has been authorized.

The RFO Studio

The Radio Tahiti management had been informed prior to my arrival of my desire to visit their studio. French is the language of government in Tahiti. My French is not so robust, hence I felt duty bound to take an interpreter with me on my visit to the studio. My Tahitian friend, Didier Taputuarai, served ably as interpreter and guide. A telephone call to Mr. M. Soulimovsky, the technical director of Radio Tahiti, confirmed our visit and we were on our way.

Traffic in the city of Papeete is, to say the least, a serious problem. The crush of cars is incredible for such a small island. Most of the commercial activity is in Papeete so people drive into the city in the morning and then drive home for lunch and then drive home again in the evening. This creates three periods of traffic chaos daily. You literally take your life onto your feet when you venture to cross a street in Papeete. People drive French style - with a reckless abandon and a love for speed.

Didier and I safely negotiate the mid­morning traffic and find a parking space near the station. The Radio Tahiti studio is located in a small, unpretentious building on a back street. We enter and are greeted by a male

receptionist who announces our arrival to Mr. Soulimovsk.-y. It is immediately obvious that the building is too small for the activities that take place there. Three narrow hallways seem to converge at the area near the reception desk. People tum sideways in order to squeeze past one another!

Mr. Soulimovsk.-y arrives and greets us warmly Vtith a few pleasantries in French. I respond in French. After exchanging greetings, it becomes clear that his command of English is as weak as my command of French. He then introduces me to Mr. Leon Siquin, the principal technical specialist, who speaks fluent English and is to be the host for my visit.

Than.ks to Mr. Siquin I received a wealth of infonnation about the technical side of operations, and met several other people who provided information about programming. He also made arrangements for me to visit the shortwave and mediumwave transmitter site in Mahina.

Radio Tahiti Programming

North American listeners probably have erroneous ideas about the nature of Radio Tahiti programming. In North America we usually hear only the evening programs of Radio Tahiti. A conversation with Bernard Ferbos, the assistant director of programs, revealed that only the night programs have a real Tahitian flavor. Each week night from 7 p.m. local time until sign off there is a program called "Te Maru a'o Nui" hosted by

Paris, not Papeete, calls the tune at RFO. Left: Studio personnel edit a program; Below left, Bernard Ferbos, Assistant Director of Programs; Below, the making of a Radio Tahiti program.

the Mario brothers. During the program, Tahitians call in with musical requests, birthday and anniversary greetings and other messages for persons on Tahiti and the outer islands. The callers usually converse in Tahitian and request a selection of Tahitian music. On weekends the programs 'Te Vevo" with Augustine Drollet and 'Te Eo Kanahau no Te Henua Enata" with J.M. Barsinas are heard with the same format.

With just a few exceptions, all of the other programming on Radio Tahiti is presented in French. During the day the programs have a strong Francophile twist with musical selections from French artists, mostly ballads and easy listening fare. A few French rock and roll tunes are also played. French rock really has a flat , twangy, almost pitiful sound. Also during the day there are news bulletins in French and Tahitian, contest programs, and a weekly women's program in Tahitian. In sum, the daytime RFO programs are pretty dull. But fortunately these are the programs that we in North America usually do not hear.

The Tahitians, for the most part, do not care much for the daytime RFO programs and do not listen to RFO much during the day. They usually listen just to hear the news bulletins. This is not to imply that RFO has no daytime listeners, as there is a large expatriate, military, and resident contingent of French people living in the islands. They no doubt find the day programs of RFO more appealing than the native Tahitians do.

In recent years there has been a plethora of Tahitian oriented FM stations that have

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taken to the air. On one day I counted 20 of these FM stations on the air. They are all privately funded and specialize their programming. Some play rock music, a couple play easy-listening music, one classical, and the remainder play Polynesian music. For entertainment the Tahitians tune in to these stations. The staff at RFO readily admits that they do not attempt to broadcast programs which reflect a good deal of Polynesian culture. The station functions more as a voice of French culture in the South Pacific than as a local organ.

No World Voice for Radio Tahiti

The broadcasts of RFO are intended solely for home consumption. The station is officially purported to have no role to play in informing the surrounding Pacific island nations or the world about Tahitian life, culture or political and economic interests. Paris and not Papeete calls the tune. Radio France International in Paris is the sole external voice of France and the French territories. Local radio stations in the territories, such as Radio Tahiti, are not permitted to represent their local opinions or culture to external audiences. This is unfortunate indeed.

The staff members at Radio Tahiti agree that it would be a good thing for Americans, Europeans, Asians, etc. to learn more about Tahiti and its culture and its political and economic concerns. However, they are firm in asserting that Radio Tahiti can play no part in

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informing the world of such interests. Fortunately, Radio Tahiti's QSL policy

does not reflect its provincial broadcasting interests. Mr. Siquin acknowledges that he is well aware that Radio Tahiti has many listeners abroad. The station receives reception reports from throughout the world. He also confessed that reception reports from outside of French Polynesia do not really provide any information that is of statistical value to the station. However, they do send QSL cards to overseas listeners who send in reception reports. They send the cards as a matter of courtesy and as encouragement to radio hobbyists. A new batch of QSL cards with a new logo has been printed and is ready for distribution.

Transmitter Size

Accompa nied by M r. Siquin I visited the Radio Tahiti transmitter site at Mahina. The transmitters and a building which houses the technical offices of RFO are located on a four acre site that overlooks the ocean. It is close to Point Venus, the site where the first Europeans to visit Tahiti dropped anchor. Just offshore is a small motu (island).

We are greeted at the transmitter site by JacJ..."Y Barillec, the assistant technical director, and Andre Blondy, the manager of the television department. Both are dressed very casually in short pants a nd Telediffusion de France tee shir ts. Unlike the Papeete office building, this one is spacious and sparsely manned. It has a relaxed and casual air with

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Left, Radio Tahiti's transmitter site at Mahina; Below, at the transmitter site I am met by Jacky Bari/lee, technical director, Andre Blondy, TV department manager, and Leon siquin, principal technical specialist.

many maps of relay sites around the islands and maps of other RFO operations in the French overseas territories.

Barillec and Blondy inform me that the shortwave transmitters currently in use are four kilowatts on 6135 and 9750 kHz and 20 kilowatts on 11825 and 15170 kHz. Most North American listeners hear the 11825 and 15170 kHz transmitters which are beamed in a northwesterly direction to the Tuamotu islands in French Polynesia's northern island group. The 6135 kHz transmitter is beamed to the Marquesas island group in the north a nd 9750 kHz is beamed to the Gambier island group in the south.

Future Plans

RFO has plans to construct a total of 25 earth relay stations in French Polynesia to make it possible for all French Polynesians to receive both AM and FM broadcasts from Papeete. Thirteen of these stations have already been completed.

Two new transmitters are due to be placed in service in 1990. They will be 80 kW and 50 kW in power and wiU give Radio Tahiti a more powerful voice in the Pacific than the Voice of A merica. It should also make it a bit easier for SWLs in North America to hear Radio Tahiti on the shortwave band.

A new studio buildi.ng is also planned. Money for the new building has already been allocated by Paris and land for the building has already been secured. The new building will relieve the crowded conditions in the

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current Papeete studio building. Much of the space in the new building wiU be allocated to television which is still in its infancy in French Polynesia. Presently there are three TV channels in operation and one of these is an educational channel.

A Station with a Big Heart

My visit to Radio Tahiti had consumed the better part of the day and the staff had been particularly kind and cooperative. This station is operated by professionals who really know their job. They also have a sympathetic admiration and respect for the radio hobbyist. I was impressed by their dedication, professionalism and sensitivity.

Two days later I said goodbye to the Taputuarais. T hey showered me with the traditional shell leis that Tahitians use to wish depart ing friends and re latives a fond farewell. I boarded a jetliner bound for Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and vacation.

As the big 767 jetliner pulled away from Tahiti and floated out over the island of Moorea, I looked down at these two island pearls in the shiny blue Pacific. I thought of the DXers and SWLs in distant lands who tune to Radio Tahiti on some frigid, snow­filled night and hear the soft lilting Polynesian music. I'm sure they conjure images in their minds of beautiful islands in a shiny blue ocean very much like the shining image that floated below me.

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DRUG WAR Monitoring

S muggting narcotics into the United States is not a new phenomenon, nor is the war on drugs an overnight reaction

to this problem. Although this war is carried out in the skies, on land and at sea, it is the pivotal role of radio communications which ties it all together.

The drug cartels are well aware of the importance of radio, and undoubtedly have their own comprehensive monitoring net­work. Through this and other methods of obtaining information, few would argue that the cartels today now probably know as much about Customs operations as Customs itself.

Hobbyists often swap federal frequency information among themselves, but fear that open publication of such data might cause an agency to change frequencies or alter call signs, or that the publishers might be visited by the authorities, or that more restrictive monitoring laws may be imposed as a result of such disclosures.

These fears are unfounded; federal drug interdiction efforts are not compromised by hobby monitoring. Voice and data encryption (scrambling) thwarts any attempts to learn information which is truly critical.

Interdiction: The Early Years

During the 1960s drugs freely entered this country. Granted, it was not in massive amounts, but by aircraft, ship, vehicle, horse and backpack it did trickle in. The U.S. Customs Service was primarily a port of entry inspection service. Narcotics were cleverly concealed aboard unsuspecting legitimate air and steamship carriers. Drugs were easily smuggled by bypassing the mandatory ports of entry.

By the early 1970s Customs and the Border Patrol had a handful of light aircraft and boats thinly spread out over the entire USA. The rapidly expanding drug cartels knew this, so organized efforts the likes of the Narc Steamship Company, Weed Airlines, Border Caravans Inc., Drug Van Lines and the Coke Air Express Service went into full gear. The US/Mexico border area literally became a highway for air and over land smugglers. On the east coast, the Bahamas, with its widely scattered chain of islands, was being established as a major transshipping area.

While we could track some airborne smugglers via FAA airport radar facilit ies, many of the sites were either too fa r apart or

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by William Shelby

Harry Baughn

Site of a drug drop on the Texas/Mexican border, ironically, within visual sight of border radar. The ribbon-bedecked pole is raised to indicate wind direction and mark the spot for the drop.

were of the mid to high altitude coverage variety, allowing aircraft to fly under the radar.

In 1971 Customs obtained four Army Mohawks - twin turboprop observation air­craft modified to carry a steerable forward­looking infrared unit (FLIR) pod mounted under the nose. This see-in-the-dark capability aboard an aircraft tha t could attain 280 mph with a 1,000 mile range gave Customs its first dedicated a irborne intercept and tracking a ircraft.

Since marijuana was the drug most often carried and required a considerable bulk to be profitable, large aircraft like old commercial DC-3s, 6s and 7s, and even ex­military C-119 Boxcars were flying the skies. The new Customs Mohawks were ideal for tackling these birds. And for detecting ships off shore, Customs obtained four Navy G rumman S-2 Trackers equipped with surface search radar.

As the Customs "air force" grew, it was with a wide assortment of hand-me-downs from other agencies, or confiscated aircraft. Most fell short on speed, range and the ability to carry airborne tracking equipment.

By the end of the '70s, the market had shifted to cocaine; much smaller aircraft

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could carry enormously profitable cargoes of this new drug. Customs finally received the government funding it needed to permit them to begin standardizing on four main types of aircraft.

For its high-speed interceptors, Customs bought twin-turboprop Piper Cheyenne 3s, twin turbojet Cessna Citation 550s and several Navy, four-engine, turboprop, P-3A Orions. The Cheyennes and the Citations were modified to carry the A ir Force's F-16 radar and FUR. Both aircraft could cruise at near 400 mph for at least five hours. For long range, offshore duty, the P-3A Orion was modified to carry a FUR pod plus the Air Force F-15 radar. For its helicopter, Customs chose the Sikorsk]' UH-60A Black Hawk.

It would be the early 1980s before a chain of tethered aerial radar platforms called aerostats from southern California to Florida would allow a radar scan of up to 200 miles in any direction from their 15,000 foot perches.

In the meantime, Customs obtained two Blue Eagle/Sentinels, four-engine A WACS aircraft with 14-hour endurance, 4,500 mile range, 450 mph max speed, and a relief crew. By now a third Sentinel is Oying, a fourth is on order and the Hawkeyes have been retired.

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AIR ROUTES - This map shows the favorite routes of airborne smugglers. One crosses Cuba via a civil aviation air corridor, otherwise smuggle rs skirt around the island. The route over Haitian territory often terminates with air drops in the Bahamas or iI1 flights to the southeastern US. Smugglers also make long flights into Mexico for eventual shipments into the USA fron Colombia and Peru.

through dummy companies, then modify them with extra fuel tanks. Multi engine types are preferred for long over-water flights and their load-carrying capacity. Most Colombian air and ship departures are made from the Peninsula de la Guajira area, but other jump-off points are used as well.

Customs P-3 Sentinels conduct a fair percentage of their radar patrols north of the Yucatan Channel area, and along a long arc from the Yucatan coast to the Lesser Antilles. On the Pacific side, they patrol off the Baja coast.

Cartels reportedly pay pilots between $25,000 to $250,000 per flight, making the risk worthwhile. Some stolen aircraft are deliberately abandoned after landing and off-loading their cargo. The cartels can afford to pay top dollar to their smugglers, lose crews, aircraft and many shipments, and still make outrageous profits.

Drug smugglers often employ stolen aircraft, or those purchased

The P-3 Sentinels now have a unique role all their own: to provide long-range air /surface radar surveillance in areas not covered by ground or Aerostat radars. All A WACS aircraft are dispatched from the Surveillance Operations Center (SOC) at the Corpus Christi, Texas, Naval Air Station.

Air Operations

Throughout the fifty states and Puerto Rico, Customs operates air operations bases (primary) and units (secondary); they may also stage operations out of Guantanamo, Bahamas and other Caribbean locations. The most interesting to monitor are those in the

southern tier of states, located at military air bases. On HF they employ colorful tactical call signs like Desert Base, Empire, Fried Chicken, Home Plate, Jackpot, Longhorn, Mushroom and Ping Pong.

Each main base is assigned at least one Cheyenne, Citation and Black Hawk, in addition to several other aircraft used for training and local customs support. Most numerous are the Cessna 210 Centurion, Cessna 404 Titan and the Beech Super King Air 200. A disproportionate number of aircraft are concentrated in Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean.

O n HF, Customs aircraft identify as

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"OMAHA" plus the last two numbers of its civil registration. For example, in a recent aviation magazine article there was a photograph of a Customs Citation with the registration of N753CC - Omaha 53.

On VHF / UHF Customs aircraft identify as "Lima" plus the numerical suffix. Air bases also use the Lima prefix along with a three or four digit suffix which always end in a double zero. For example, the Customs aviation office at San Angelo, Texas, IDs on HF as Black Sheep; its company call sign is Lima 1400. All San Angelo air agents are assigned 1400 series identifiers.

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SEA ROUTES - Vessels leaving Colombian ports are primarily ocean-going cabin cruisers, fishing boats and coastal freighters. The larger vessels are often utilized as mother ships, transporting drugs to rendezvous points, then transferring cargo to small fast boats or landing cargo along a coast for the last leg into the USA.

Mono Passage between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and the Anegada Passage east of the British Virgin Islands. Pacific­side smugglers off-load at various points along the Central American and Mexican coast for trans-shipping into the USA.

The four main choke points which are patrolled for surveillance are the Yucatan Channel between the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and Cuba, the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti, the

Not shown are the routes which first take drugs to European, African and Far East ports, then, via unsuspecting steamship carriers, are subsequently carried Lo major US and Canadian ports. Smuggling by sea offers the greatest profit margin because of the cargo capacity.

are on a training exercise. A "Sierra" prefix is an administrative flight. Omaha call signs with a three number suffix. A group of them have been repeatedly heard. These include: Omaha 086, 255, 338, 370, 496, 558, and 734. It is assumed that this is a way to differentiate aircraft with the same last two numbers. What is interesting to note is that these triple Omaha call signs have one thing in common: all at one time or another work Fried Chicken.

Diplomacy

Our government has agreements with several Caribbean nations concerning drug interdiction in their territories. Since Cuba and the Dominican Republic forbid such overnights, smugglers often Oy within their

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Air Defense Intercept Zone (ADIZ).

Frequencies and Security

For a decade following the early 1970s, Customs employed a number of HF frequencies which by now are well known to everyone-the X.ray, Yankee and Zulu groups:

XA-2808.5 XB-4991 XC-5058.5 XD-7778.5 XE-9238.5 XF-11073.5 XG-15953.5 XH-17601 XI-19131

YA-3428 YB-5571 YC-8912 YD-11288 YE-13312 YF-17972

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ZA-4500 ZB-7527 ZC-9802 ZD-12222 ZE-15867

But times are a-changin'. During the 1980s Customs began implementing a more secure means of communications. COTHEN (Customs Over the Horizon Enforcement Network) consists of several aspects, including automatic selective frequency scanning (called "auto call" or "auto sclscan"). COTHEN radio technicians may be heard identifying as "COTHEN" plus a numeric designator.

Instead of guarding one or two frequencies, all assigned selscan frequencies are continuously scanned. When an operator wishes to contact another stations, he keys in and transmits the appropriate ident code, a five-second data burst sounding like a machine gun. If no contact is established, the call is repeated on progressively higher

assigned frequencies until a short acknow­ledgment burst is received, confirming good signal exchange and locking the stations on that frequency. To maintain good communi­cations, Customs uses several HF remote relay sites:

At other times Customs employs "channelizing" which manually locks their radios on one frequency to eliminate link-up time lag experienced on auto selscan, and because not all interfacing military agencies have the selective scanning system.

Secure voice ("Secure Key", "Kilo", "Sierra Kilo" or "Q") is provided by the Collins digital voice scrambling system. Extremely effective among Customs units, it cannot interface with the military KY-75 Parkhill secure system.

With the implementation of the COTHEN system, many frequencies changed, including the deletion of some of the Xray, Yankee and Zulu channels. At this writing, ten frequencies make up the selscan block: 7527, 8912, 10242, 11494, 13907, 15867, 18594, 20890, 23214 and 25350 kHz USB. Other frequencies are in the 'Tango", "Victor" and "Whiskey" series.

Auto selscan is also used on FAA frequencies like 4055, 5860, 6870, 7475, 8125, 13630, 16348 and 20852 kHz as well as FAA/flight test assignments like 5571, 11288 and 13312 kHz. Six Customs areas served by remote radio sites are designated "Charlie Sierra" plus a number.

Some selscan transmissions are used electronically assess propagation conditions, the Link Quality Analysis (LOA) procedure. In a call-up mode the selscan system bypasses active frequencies; in the LOA mode, however, the transmission progresses even though it causes interference.

Intercept Procedures

Customs has two main command, control, communication and intelligence (C3I) facilities. One is a combined Customs/USCG facility at Miami, Florida, with the call sign "Slingshot''. Its west coast equivalent, "Hammer", is at Riverside, California a nd, on VHF /UHF they are called "Lima 950". "Blue Fire" is the radar tracking operations center at Houston, Texas. A third C3I installation, the National Aviation Center, is presently under construction at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

When private and commercial aircraft file a flight plan they are given a transponder ("squawk") code. Customs has access to these and can quickly wade through thousands of airborne targets to make a determinat ion if they are legitimate or not since most smugglers fly without a flight plan or a

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genuine squawk code, and do so at relatively low altitudes.

Once such a target is detected, a Customs aircraft is dispatched and guided to intercept on VHF or UHF frequencies like 165.7375 MHz, (381.8 MHz, C3I East's "Blue One"), and 282.425 (Blue One for C3I West) . Because of tactical sensitivity, UHF frequencies are periodically changed.

VHF and UHF frequencies are IDed by "Victor" or "Uniform", respectively, followed by a number (1 through 4). Each C3I center utilizes four VHF and four UHF frequencies which may be remote controlled across the country.

Three new, fully integrated detection and monitoring Joint Task Force centers, staffed by agents from the Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, Customs, DEA, FBI and NSA, are now operational at Key West, Florida; Alameda, California; and El Paso, Texas.

A relocatable (transportable) Over-the­Horizon Backscatter Radar system is being developed by the Navy. This new ROTHR is designed to provide land-based surveillance of aircraft and ships far out at sea. Initial tests conducted recently at separate transmit and receive sites at Whitehorse and Chesapeake, Virginia, proved reliable over a 60 degree arc for up to 1800 miles, an area that would require 12 AWACS aircraft to patrol-virtually the entire Caribbean!

The ROTHR electronics were subse­quently moved to an operational site on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians, but since the Virginia antennas are still in place, the Navy intends to install a production model at that site for Caribbean anti-drug surveillance,

Intercept and Shadowing

Once a suspect aircraft has been detected, the nearest Customs air facility dispatches an interceptor; the aircraft maneuvers into its target's blind spot, lights switched off at night.

Initially, the aircraft type and registration number are identified. During daytime, this can be accomplished with binoculars; at night, FLIR is employed and its images, along with superimposed data, are video taped. Information is processed by a ground station, revealing flight plan, transponder code and registration.

Aircraft and owner information a re run through the (Treasury Enforcement Commu­nications System (TECS) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to ascertain if the aircraft or its owner has any previous suspicion of drug trafficking.

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Jorge Rodr1guez

As the drug market shifted from marijuana to high-profit cocaine, Customs upped its technology to keep step with traffickers. Here a Customs Blackhawk helicopter practices interdiction exercises.

If the plane air-drops its load, the interceptor will radio in the position and circle the drop zone until ground or sea authorities move in. When the aircraft lands, local authorities are alerted to converge on the site or a Customs aircraft may land right behind the suspect to make the arrest.

Customs aircraft rarely employ secure voice on VHF, and not at all on the UHF AM mode. When they do, it is the voice masking system called the "Motorola Blaster". Ground agents refer to it as "Secure" or "88." Its roaring sound is deafening and quite effective within a local area, but suffers with distance, making the voice intelligible. Plans are to modernize the system similar to that used on HF.

For radio positioning, Customs has divided the southern states into cast, central and west divisions, referred to as "Echo", "Charlie" and "Whiskey" fo llowed by numerals. These locations arc probably VORTAC sites.

Coast Guard Involvement

The USCG is America's maritime police force. HC-130s fly long-range patrols and, when required, provide airborne HF radio relay of UHF communications between Customs and USCG units and C3I Miami. High speed HU-25C Night Stalkers, modified HU-25A Falcon search and rescue aircraft, are equipped with radar and FLIR. Their 525 mph speed and five hour endurance allows them to range far and wide over the Caribbean.

The Coast Guard's four E-2C Hawkeyes are not really adequate; at least one of their saucer-dome radar instrumentation is being

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moved to an HC-130. Helicopters are deployed directly from shore bases or cutters and the short-range HH-65A Dolphin can be deployed from Navy assault ships.

The most unusual Coast Guard aircraft are two Lockheed RG-8A motorized gliders; with exhaust muffling and a special propeller, they cannot be heard beyond a few thousand feet. Fitted with FLIR, other surveillance equipment and a two man crew, whatever they are doing is accomplished very silently.

Many Coast Guard aircraft on the Gulf Coast employ Navy-style alphanumeric (t riglyph) tactical call signs like Yankee Five Victor when working air-to-ground stations like Slingshot; when they contact the C3I East net, they may be "Joker 33" or "Swordfish" fo llowed by its last three tail numbers.

The USCG sometimes employs color prefixes to identify frequency ranges: Brown (HF), Black (VHF) and Yellow (UHF). When operating in conjunction with Customs units or when under the control of C3I East, UHF references are normally the Customs "Blue" or "Uniform" designators. There is some indication that Coast Guard units working C3I east are COTHEN equipped.

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DXing CHINA'S Shortwave Voices

by Charles Sorrell

China has fascinated the west since we first learned of its existence hundreds of years

ago. It wasn't long before "foreign devils" made their first visits, discovering a civilization in many ways more advanced than their own. The lure of China was - and remains -- strong, and extends even to such things as shortwave DXing.

Like all things having to do with China, DXing the country can be both rewarding and frustrating. There are many things to hear.

Very large and populous na0

tions such as the People's Republic of China call for very large and complicated broadcasting systems. Beyond Radio Beijing and its foreign service, there are four other centrally operated networks using shortwave, plus two more run by the People's Liberation Army, plus a couple of fairly new stations which aren't really part of the above, plus a couple of others. We won't even get into the mediumwave (AM radio) scene which includes well over 500 stations in all parts of the country.

Not all of the frequencies listed for the various shortwave services from China are active at any one time. Some, including both international and provincial stations, are used on a seasonal basis. Others become empty for no apparent reason, only to return months or years later. Hohhot on 6974 kHz, for example, was heard on a regular basis up until a year or so ago and now seems inactive on this spot.

Some of the frequencies are used by more than one transmitter site. Further, a particular station on a particular frequency may, at various times, carry its own local or regional programming or one of the Chinese People's Broadcasting Station (CPBS) networks or Radio Beijing, while other sites stay with a single service.

Aside from Radio Beijing on the international broadcast bands your best logging opportunities are with the various CPBS networks, as well as the Voice of the Strait. Look for them especially on the oddball frequencies they seem to favor.

A few of the provincial/local stations are also loggable. Best times to tune are during the 1000-1500 period, depending upon where you live in North America. Fortunately, though many of the stations operate with split schedules, they almost all are active during the equivalent of our morning hours, at least as far as the provincials on the lower bands are concerned.

Radio Beijing Radio Beijing broadcasts in some 40

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Radio Beijing's headquarters in the capitol

languages over transmitters running powers of Central People's Broadcasting up to 500 kW. Well over 100 freque ncies are Station used at various times, broadcasting to target areas in nearly every part of the world.

As might be expected, Asia gets considerable attention, but so do audiences in Africa, Europe and the Americas. English for North American listeners runs to eight hours per day, with programs provided in both our mornings and evenings. Programs generally end two or three minutes prior to the end of the hour.

Currently, English for North America is aired at 0000-0100 on 9665, 9770 and 11715; 0300-0400 on 9690, 9770 and 11715; 0400-0500 on 11695; 0500-0600 on 11840; 1100-1200 on 9665; 1200-1300 on 9665 and 1400-1600 on 7405. Radio Beijing's foreign service is transmitted from several different sites within the People's Republic, as well as several foreign relay sites. Many of the Radio Beijing frequencies just carry Chinese to various parts of Asia.

The shades of China's policies have changed many times over the years, from the violence of the Red Guards through the liberalization of the "Let a thousand flowers bloom" period. But no matter what is happening within China, Radio Beijing always seems to remain an excellent verifier of reception reports, failing only when it came to indicating transmitter sites.

The gradual opening up of China and its increased connections with the west has changed that. Radio BeijingwiJI now confirm at least some of its local relay sites - Xian, Jinjua and Shijiazhuang are examples, and will confirm its foreign relay sites in Spain, French Guiana, Canada and Switzerland, if asked.

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This is China's domestic broadcasting organization, which runs several networks out of its Beijing headquarters.

Network One (abbreviated CPBS-1) is aimed at the general public and includes a mixture of programs, including a good deal of domestic propaganda. It signs on with a vocal version of 'The East is Red" and closes with the Communist "International."

CPBS-1 is on the air between 2000-1700, except for a near three hour break on Tuesdays beginning at 0900. Listen for the Chinese ID "Zhongyang Renmin Guangbo Diantai." CPBS-1 can be heard in North America on many different frequencies, from the lowly 3220 to the topside 17605. Out of band frequencies (see listing) provide the best chance not only to hear the thing but to be sure of what you have.

Network Two (CPBS-2) is more of a news and information network. At one time, at least, it even broadcast dictation speed news. It is on the air from 2100-1600 with a Friday break from 0530-0900. It is heard on about as many frequencies as CPBS-1, many of which are heard fairly regularly. Try 6750, 6840, 10010, 11330, etc.

CPBS also runs a pair of services beamed at listeners in Taiwan which are designated Taiwan-1 and Taiwan-2. Taiwan-1 broadcasts in Putonghua (standard Chinese) between 00530-0609 and 0953-0004. (We've never seen an explanation for all these odd on and off times). 5125, 9380 and 11100 are all fairly reliable frequencies to try for Taiwan-1

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Your further reception reports on our broadcasts are welcome.

Radio Beijing will sometimes QSL on behalf of provincial stations.

broadcasts. Taiwan-2 uses standard Chinese, Hakka and

Amoy and is scheduled between 2053-0104 and 0353-1804, except on Wednesdays when it is off between 0604-0953. This service is not aired on as many channels as Taiwan-1. Your best bets are probably 9170, 11000 and 15580.

CPBS is also in charge of the Minorities Services. Various stations and frequencies carry this at various times of the day, though each runs for only 25 minutes. Broadcasts are aired in Kazakh, Mongolian, Tibetan, Korean and Uighur. See the transmitter/frequency List for CPBS for indications of which stations carry these.

The various CPBS networks can often be QSLed by writing to Radio Beijing. We don't know of any listeners who've tried going direct to CPBS but, these days, there's no reason to think that wouldn't bring results. The CPBS

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address is XiChang An Jie 3, Beijing. Incidentally, be sure to use the full country name - People's Republic of China - in the address.

Voice of the Strait Formerly known as People's Liberation

Army Radio - and the Fujian Front Station -since 1984 has been calling itself''The Voice of the Strait." Whatever the name, this is the People's Liberation Army broadcast effort toward Taiwan.

There are two services, designated Haixa-1 and Haixa-2. Both broadcasting in standard Chinese and Amoy and are headquartered in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, almost directly across the strait from Taipei. Haixia-1 is on the air between 2053-0031 and 0953-1751. Haixia-2 airs from 0353 to 1626.

Both can be heard fairly easily by North American shortwave listeners. Look for Haixia-1 on such frequencies as 5510 and 11590. Haixia-2 is somewhat more difficult. Try 3200, 4330 and 5770.

Even during the days when Beijing was being tight with its QSL information, the Fujian Front Station was issuing QSLs. That's a bit ironic considering the Pl.A's broadcasts might be presumed to be more sensitive and something about which the Chinese might want to maintain more security.

As of a couple of years ago, the Voice of the Strait was issuing some exceptionally beautiful QSLs. Reports can be sent to the Voice of the Strait, P.O. Box 187, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China. Incidentally, English language reports seem to work for all of the Chinese stations and return postage is never necessary.

Provincial and local stations There are well over two dozen of these

operating on one or more shortwave frequencies each. They are named after the province in which they are based- followed by People's Broadcasting Station, so that, for

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instance, the station in Lhasa is Xizang PBS (in Chinese, Xizang Renmin Guangbo Diantai). Again, most of these stations operate on split schedules and, fortunately, most are on the air during our mornings.

The past couple of seasons have not produced as many appearances by the Chinese provincials as was the case a couple years ago. But this season has so far produced loggings of such outlets as Fuzhu-5040 kHz, Hailar-3900 kHz, Harbin-4840 kHz, Junming-4760 kHz, Lhasa-4035 kHz, N anchang-5020 kHz, Naning-5010 kHz, Urumqi-4500 kHz and Zining-6260 kHz. Some of the stations, such as Wenzhou-2415 and Tianjin-4100, seem never to have been logged in North America and others are exceptionally difficult, though not impossible to hear.

In the past Radio Beijing has QSLed on behalf of many of the regional stations. However, many of them also respond to reports sent direct so the Beijing route, while probably faster, isn't the only way to go.

Other stations The Voice of Jinling, based in Nanjing,

Jiangsu Province, directs its broadcasts to Taiwan, using 4875 (where it's most likely to be heard) and 7215. It began broadcasting in late 1986 and is operated by staff members of Jiangsu PBS. Check for it sometime prior to your local sunrise. This station is a reliable verifier. Reports go to the Voice of Jinling, P.O. Box 268, Nanjing, Jiangsu.

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China's time station --BPM-- sends an attractive QSL card, too.

Also broadcasting to Taiwan is the Voice of Pujiang, from Shanghai, which started on January 1, 1988. The broadcasts are intended to raise "patriotic sentiment, giving impetus to unity and reporting news of the motherland." It's heard during the same time frame as Jinling, operating on 3280, 3990, and 4950, the latter the best heard. Reports go to P.O. Box 3064, Shanghai.

BPM is a time station operating on 5000, 5430, 9351, 10000 and 15000 at various times (10000 runs 24 hours). It's not difficult to figure out which frequencies offer the best reception possibilities here. Time signals are given every hour in both Morse code and voice (by a woman) every other hour between 1000-1800 on 5430 and every hour between 1100-2300 on 9351 kHz. This station has been heard by quite a few listeners throughout North America. Address: c/o Shaanxi Astronomical Observa­tory, China Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 18, Lintong (near Xian).

Almost nothing is known about the Hunan Meteorological Station except that it reportedly operates on 5175 kHz. To the best of our knowledge, it has never been heard in North America. It is believed to be located at Baokang and operates only irregularly. The programs are believed to include weather reports along with music which would nominally qualify it as a broadcaster.

Unfortunately, for our purposes, anyway, China has discontinued some other stations which were once active on shortwave. There was another time station active (BPV) until a few years ago. The Piehai Fisheries Station ostensibly aired programs for the Chinese fishing flee t. The New China News Agency could occasionally be tuned with dictation speed newscasts. Although China is still involved in some under-the-table clandestine broadcasting, this has been cut back in recent years as China takes a less hostile stance toward its neighbors.

But even with these stations gone, there's still a great number of targets to try. It's a 100 to 1 shot that you'll get them all, but half the fun is

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the chase -win or lose.Confucius probably had a saying that would apply to that.

Radio Beijing Domestic and Foreign Service Frequencies and Transmitter Sites

BelJlng 3960, 4020, 4130, 4200, 4620, 5145, 5220f, 5250f, 5850, 6290f, 6430f, 6590f, 6610, 6625f, 6955f, 7165, 7180, 7340, 7420,7460, 7620, 6260f, 6345f, 6425f, 6660f, 9440, 9460, 9765, 9860, 9945, 9965, 11 455f, 11490f, 11 500, 11 505, 11 515, 11650, 11 745, 11755, 11980,

Xian 15235, 15265, 15330, 15420, 15435. 6920, 6933, 6955, 7140, 7315, 7335, 7350, 7360, 7375, 7365, 7470, 7660, 9365, 9480, 9530, 9570, 9575, 9590, 9700, 9765, 9620, 9660, 9900, 9920, 9945, 11365, 11500, 11575, 11650, 11675, 12055, 15165, 15260, 15290, 15220, 17710.

Kunming 4960, 6025, 6035, 6140, 6165, 6660, 6995, 7190, 7350, 7590, 7700, 7780, 7600, 9455, 9605, 9625, 9670, 9690, 9660, 9920, 11445, 11500, 11650, 11660, 11685, 11695, 11780, 12110, 15135, 15440,

Huhhot Lhasa Jlnhua Nannlng Baodlng

17533, 17680. 4863, 7120, 9725 4035, 5935, 7110, 9490 11 655, 11980, 15195, 15455 5050 6140, 7260, 7295, 9530, 11945, 11960, 15100, 15195

Shll lanzhuang 9665, 17705 Togtoh (Radio Ulan Bator) 4615 Nobellas. Spain 9690 Bamaku, Mall 9745, 9770, 11715, 11 790, 15110, 15130, 17715 Lenk, Switzerland 3965 France 6060, 9645 Montslnery, Fr. Guiana 11665, 11695, 13660 Sacl<Vtlle, Canada 11 640, 11660 f • feeder

Central People's Broadcasting Station Frequencies and Transmitter Sites

Note: M = Minorities service, 1 = CPBS-1, 2 = CPBS-2, T1 • Ta/wan-1, 12 = Ta/ean-2, f = feeder

BaoJI 9755(2), 9775(M&2) BelJlng 4460(1), 4905(1), 5125{T1), 5320(1),

5420(M), 5860(1 ), 5915(1 ), 6015(T1 ),6790(T2). 6690(2), 7935(1 ), 9170(T2), 9380{T1 ), 10260(M), 111 OO(T1 ), 11 505(2), 11630(M), 11740(2), 11925(T1),· 12200(2), 15390(1), 15550(1), 15590(1), 15860(T2), 17605(1 ), 17700(2).

ChanJI 5060(M). 5090{T2). Dongsheng 4525(M). Haltar 6060(M).

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Hohhot 6974(M). Kunming 7770(2), 9064(1), 9080(1), 9455(T1),

15670(M), 17635(M). Lhasa 4035(M), 5950(M), 5995(M), 7110(M). Nanchang 6095(T2). SlllJlazlluang 5860(1), 6125(1), 7235(2). Urumqi 2560(M), 3990(M), 4220(M), 4330(M),

4735(M), 4970(M), 4960(M), 5075(2), 5440(M), 5800(M), 71 95(M), 7516(2), 9595(M).

Xian 5030(2), 5163(1), 7335(1), 7504(1), 6007(M/ f).

Other frequencies carrying Mlnorlly Service from unknown sues: 4750, 7660, 6566, 9920, 11375, 11665.

Central People's Broadcasting Station Network Frequencies

CPBS-1 3220, 4190, 4460, 4905, 5025, 5320, 5860, 5880, 5915, 6125, 6750, 6840, 7335, 7504, 7525, 7935, 9080, 9600, 10010, 10245, 11 330, 11610, 121 20, 12360, 15390, 15550, 15590, 17605.

CPBS-2 3290, 4250, 4600, 5030, 5075, 5163, 6690, 6920, 7235, 7440, 7516, 7770, 6007, 9020, 9064, 9390, 9400, 9755, 10260, 11040, 11 505, 11630, 117 40, 12200, 15030, 15500, 17700.

Talwan-1 3615, 4640, 4650, 5030, 5125, 6015, 7620, 9360, 9455, 11100, 11 925, 15710.

Talwan-2 4650, 5090, 6060, 6095, 6790, 9170, 11000 15860

Voice of the Strait (People's Liberation Army)

Halxla-1 2490, 3535, 3900, 4130, 4840, 4940, 5050, 5510, 6115, 6170, 7280, 11590

Halxla-2 3200, 4330, 4900, 5770, 6000, 9505.

Chinese Provincial and Local Stations Listed by City

Changchun, Jiiin 3310, 6070 Changsha, Hunan 4990 Chengdu, Slchuan 5990, 7225 Chlfeng, Nel Menggu 4525 Dongsheng, Nel Menggu 4525 Fuzhou, FulJlan 2340, 4975, 5040 GeJlu. Honghe 4930 Guiyang, Gulzh.ou 3260, 7275 Hallar, Hulunbel'er 3900, 4750, 6080 Hangzhou, Zhejiang 2475, 4765 Harbin, HeltongJlang 4840, 4925, 5950 Hezouzhen, Gannan 4310, 5970 Hohhot, Nel Menggu 3970, 4000, 4525, 6045, 6195, 6974, 7160, 9520, 9750, 11705, 11665 Kunming, Yunnan 2310, 2460, 3910, 4760, 5960, 6035, 7210 Lanzhou, Gansu 4665, 6005, 6155 Lhasa, Xlzang 4035, 4750, 5935, 5950, 5995, 7110, 7170, 9490 Nancnang, Jiangxi 2445, 3700, 5020, 6040 Nanlng, Guangxl 4915, 501 O, 5050, 5920 Olqhal, HellongJlang 6150 TlanJln, nanJln 41 00 Urumqi, XlanJlang 2560, 3960, 3990, 4220, 4330,

4500, 4735, 4600, 4970, 4960, 5060, 5440, 5800, 6100, 7195, 7385, 9560, 9595.

Wenzhou, ZheJlang 241 5 Wuhan, Hubel 3940 Xian, Shaanxl 6176 Xlchang, Slchuan 6060 Xlllnhot, Xlllngol 4950 Xlnlng, Qinghai 3950, 4940, 6260, 6500, 9760

Other Chinese on Shortwave Voice of Jingling (J lnllng zhl Sheng) at Nanllng 4975, 7215 Voice of Pujlang (PuJlang zhl Sheng) at Shanghai 3280, 3990, 4950 Hunan Meteorological Station {believed to be

located at Balkang) Irregular operation 5175 at 0915-0945, 5990 at 0630-0715

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GOODBYE MORSE CODE!

NO-CODE HAMMING IS HERE! •rhe steps that we have taken . . . hold the potential of providing an even more vital, more dynamic service.• -- FCC Chairman Alfred Sikes

by Frederick 0. Maia, W5YI

It has been talked about for years - and called blasphemous for at least as long. Now, after some of the most

pitched battles ever fought on the field of amateur radio, comes the fabled no-code license.

No more will the ham hopeful have to quake with fear before the god of Morse code. No longer will the technically-oriented be confined to CB sets and names like "Big Mamma." Today, anyone who can demon­strate technical competence can obtain a ham license - without having to learn Morse code. ---

Over the years, pro-code factions within the hobby argued that a knowledge of telegraphy, if of no other value, at least proved that the applicant was motivated; an indicator of the quality of the applicant.

Others, basing their arguments on more practical ground, said that Morse code was vital for emergency communications; a kind of mode-of-last-resort.

As time went on, many of these argu­ments began to lose their validity. Yes, there have been other campaigns to enact a no-

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When Morse code was largely abandoned by the maritime community, it took much of the wind out of the 'no-code ' sails. A distress signal containing exact location could now be sent by any crew member with the push of a button.

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code license. But none gathered sufficient steam until 1988. The boogeyman that got the ball rolling was business - and the grim reaper.

Amateur Spectrum Reallocated

The most precious asset the amateur radio service has, by far, is its frequencies. Hams are allocated nearly 200 MHz in the valuable VHF /UHF range - and 4 MHz at the long range high frequency level. The same VHF and UHF frequencies that made up the hobby's experimental playground years ago are today the backbone of telephone, satellite, computer linking, and a multitude of other new business endeavors.

Ham radio holds, by way of sheer seniority, title to a stockpile of radio frequencies worth literally billions of dollars. And more and more, it was finding itself in the precarious position of demanding protec­tion for frequency space that, at least the way the increasingly cramped commercial inter­ests looked at it, were grossly under-utilized. Couple this with the fact that the number of amateur radio operators has not only not been growing but has been aging dramatic­ally, and the stage is set for an assault by commercial interests on amateur spectrum. And that is exactly what happened.

In 1988, the FCC reallocated the bottom two megahertz of the 220-225 MHz shared ham band to narrow band business usage. Representing ham radio operators, the American Radio Relay League fought the move tooth and nail, even in Federal courts. But business had sensed weakness in the ham ranks and attacked like a pit bull -- quickly, brutally and boldly.

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And for the first time that anyone could remember, hams and their organization, the ARRL, had lost a big one. The courts ruled that the FCC properly used their discretion in assigning the two megahertz to exclusive business operation.

Some hams, looking for a sliver of good in the ruling, pointed out that now, at least, the remaining three megahertz, once shared with other services, would be "amateur exclusive." 'Three megahertz of ham radio," they said, "is better than five megahertz shared with everybody else." Despite the brave face, though, the amateur radio community was secretly spinning from the beating it had suffered.

Morse Code Signs off at Sea

For years, pro-code factions had said that, yes, because ham radio was so often called upon to provide communications in time of disaster, every ham must know Morse code. Images of Titanic-like events were potent rallying points, speaking to every amateur radio operator's desire to be helpful, produc­tive members of their community.

Yet just three months after their drubbing in front of the Federal Court, ham radio's anti-"no-code" contingent suffered a blow to this keystone argument when the Interna­tional Maritime Organization (IMO) made a decision to end Morse code on the high seas. The IMO is the United Nations agency dedicated to the safety of ocean shipping and they represent some 97 percent of the world's ocean-going vessels.

Indeed, Maritime radio first used Morse code to enhance the safety of life at sea. Now a new, automated satellite-based Global Maritime Distress and Safety System had come into use, allowing the crew of a ship to send a distress signal by simply pushing a button. Ships will also carry a radio beacon which will give the ship's position via GMDSS if it were to sink suddenly. Morse code, which had been the foundation of maritime distress and safety messages since the turn of the century, was obsolete.

Hams Agree to No-Code

This all got the amateur community thinking about the fu ture. After a lengthy

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review, the American Radio Relay League came to the same conclusion that many nations had already come to: it was time for the United States to update the amateur service to current communications tech­nology by relaxing the code requirement.

The ARRL filed a Petition for Rule­making with the FCC asking for a new sixth "Communicator" class of amateur license offering limited privileges above 220 MHz without a requirement for Morse code. They felt additional ham activity was needed at that level since all spectrum above the two meter band is shared with other services.

The FCC added the ARRL petition to eleven others during late 1989 and began to rule on the process of eliminating Morse code as a requirement for entry level VHF and higher frequency operation.

On February 8, 1990, the FCC formally proposed a class of ham license, to be known a "Communicator," which would not require a test of Morse code knowledge. According to the Commission, they would be adopting a version that basically followed that proposed

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John Snyder of Morristown, New Jersey, would like to get his nine-year-old son interested in hamming. That's exactly what the ham community hopes, too, now that the code requirements are removed.

by the American Radio Relay League since the ARRL is perceived to represent amateur radio in the United States. A six month comment period was set. The FCC asked the public to be guided by three goals when submitting their views on the proposal. These objectives were:

1. a no-code class of ham license should be able to be implemented quickly;

2. without an adverse impact on the volun­teer testing community, existing amateurs or the FCC and;

3. the existing computer-aided application processing equipment must be utilized without modification.

The Public Speaks!

Comments on the FCC's proposal started pouring in last summer. There were, of course, many arguing that the present license structure should not be changed. But the most surprising came from Quarter Century Wireless Association. QCWA is an 11,000 member organization of ham operators who have been licensed more than 25 years. Their formal comments to the FCC start led many who fe lt assured that the old-t imers would be

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opposed to a no-code entry into ham radio.

QCWA said "We believe that the basic requirements can be met with only one major change in current procedures being necessary to implement a viable 'No-Code' entry program. Thal is, remove the Morse code requirement in the present Technician class license and modify its privileges to restrict operation to assigned frequencies above 30 MHz to comply with international agree­ments."

Even more ironic was the fact that the QCWA president, Harry Dannals, W2HD, was the ex-president of one of the most vocal pro-code groups, the American Radio Relay League. ARRL wanted no-coders segregated at 220 MHz, isolated above and away from the mainstream of amateur radio.

The Envelope Please

Eventually, the six month period in which the Commission sought comments came to a close and the FCC announced its decision. The resulting explosion broke windows as far away as Seattle and Tampa.

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To begin with, the FCC decided not to use the Communicator class name. Instead, the Commission adopted the QCWA proposal, simply eliminating the code requirement from the Technician Class amateur operator license.

Applicants may begin qualifying for the new no-code Technician Class 30 days after publishing in the Federal Register. Thus "no­code" should be available to the public this month.

What will the holder of the new code-free license get for his money? The answer is short and sweet. The new no-code operator obtains all current Technician class privileges above 30 MHz. This means full amateur power (a peak value of 1,500 watts) using all communications modes and emissions.

Technicians are authorized to operate computer-to-computer over the free air­waves, communicate through amateur satel­lites, chat through repeaters on the popular two-meter band and even establish their own over-the-air television stations. ATV, amateur television, is currently enjoying increasing acceptance using consumer camcorders linked to ham transceivers.

Yes, technician-level ham operators have very desirable privileges! In fact, the Techni­cian Class is the most popular and fastest growing ham class of any today. There arc 50% more Techs now than just five years ago. They make up more than 25% of the nation's half million hams. One can only imagine what the growth rate will soar to now that the code requirement has been abolished. Now an entry level opportunity with an array of excellent operating benefits exists to otherwise qualified persons who find the telegraphy requirement a barrier to pursuing the amateur service.

An enhanced Technician operator class is a lso optionally available that is informally being called 'T echnician Plus" for Technician plus code. Technicians who pass the 5 words­per-minute code are additionally authorized the current Novice and Technician HF privileges below 30 MHz - including a portion of the ten meter band. No new license will be issued by the FCC when a Technician upgrades to Tech Plus; instead the HF privileges will be vested by a certificate issued by the examining team.

Current holders of Technician licenses will be 'grandfathered,' meaning that they will keep all of their current privileges (including HF privileges).

The Commission decided to retain the Novice license in order to provide an alternative entry-level opportunity to those who can pass a 5 WPM telegraphy require­ment in place of the more comprehensive written exam for the Technician. The NoviCe examination will continue to be available under the current system.

How Do I Become a Ham?

The testing requirements for the code­free Technician are two examination elements; the current 30 question Element 2 and Element 3(A), 25 questions. A total of SS multiple choice questions are asked from a bank of 700 possible questions. No new questions are being required to be added to tl,lese question pools although some revisions of existing questions may be necessary. All of the verbatim questions, multiple choices and answers are known and widely published.

The 5S question examination may be taken all at once - or broken down into two smaller segments. You do not have to pass both test elements at the same time. You will receive a credit certificate for the portion passed.

Ham operator examination sessions are conducted at hundreds of locations around the country. There is bound to be one in your area. Call us (817-461-6443) if you are unable to locate a testing team in your neighbor­hood. We will tell you who to contact for testing. It has never been faster or easier to become a licensed ham operator!

Study material is available nearly every­where since these same written test elements are required for the current Novice and for the previous Technician. The W5YI Group has license preparation material for imme­diate mail order shipment. VISA and MasterCard is accepted. Check the advertise­ment in this issue.

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FIRE! At Stapleton International Airport by Wayne Heinen

T he. Sunday after Thanksgiving was a typical Sunday. After DXing the

broadcast band late the night before, I was lying in bed with my first cup of coffee and the Denver Post. My scanner was on. monitoring "My Fair City" Aurora Police and Fire and a few channels that I've fou nd indispensable for keeping up on the Metro Denver area.

TV Channel 4 (KCNC) uses 450.1625 to dispatch their reporters and is the channel where I first learned of the tank farm fire. At 9:22 a.m. Mountain Time the control tower at Stapleton International Airport in Denver called in the first of multiple alarms on what was later to be a multi-day disaster. I heard this on Channel 4's frequency at 9:25 a.m.

I jumped out of bed and pulled open the shade on the five foo t square window in the

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master bedroom. From the ridge where I live, I have a commanding view of Aurora and Staple­ton Airport. A huge plume of black sooty smoke was rising quickly over the city. Quickly going to the scanner, I punched up a bank of frequencies I rarely use, Stapleton Air-port (sec sidebar for frequencies). Without leaving the comfort of my house I was in on one of the worst fi res ever seen in Metro Denver.

The fi re crews were very busy trying to keep the fire confined to two 400,000 gallon

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tanks that had ruptured. Sitt ing right next to these tanks and the fire were two 800 000 gallon tanks. These tanks were desioned to rupture instead of explode when ° a fire occurs. Columns of water were sprayed on the larger tanks in an effort to keep them from rupturing. Foam was used in an attempt to keep the naming jct fuel contained.

The names were shootino hundreds of feet in the air and were dis;crnible in the smoke column from my house 12 miles away. Their efforts were hampered by winds

Stapleton Airport Frequencies

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ranging 15 to 20 mph and record-setting 74 degree heat. By following the action on Channel 4's dispatch channel, I was able to tum the TV on at the appropriate times to watch their live coverage at the scene.

Due to the enonnity of the fire, foam became scarce. Dispatches were being aired throughout the day as equipment and foam was brought in from Buckley ANG. Foam was also brought in locally from Rocky Flats Weapons Plant, the City of Westminster and the City of Aurora. Later in the evening of the first day, a convoy from Ft. Carson, Peterson AFB and the City of Colorado Springs was heard to arrive with more foam.

As Sunday drew to a close, we could hear Denver Fire commanders getting ready to contact OshKosh Equipment to see how much damage would be done to their rigs if they used alcohol based foam. Alcohol based foam was not recommended for use with their equipment. The shortage of foam was evident.

Traffic at the airport was not affected severely. Some delays for some flights were being reported. United Airlines was the hardest hit as their source of fuel was the tank farm that was burning.

Following their ramp control and maintenance frequencies led me to believe that the media didn't have the full story. United was bringing in every available jet fuel tanker and was attempting to re--fuel their planes on the ramps. Fuel was being brought up from other smaller aviation suppliers and even Buckley ANG. Many flights were delayed, some were diverted to Cheyenne and Colorado Springs for fuel and some were canceled.

The Denver Water Board estimated that over 24 million gallons of water were used on the fire within the first 24 hours. The Denver Fire Department estimated the temperature of the inferno at over 3500 degrees. At any one time an estimated 100 fire fighters were on the scene. Five fire fighters were severely overcome by smoke and heat and required hospitalization.

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"airlift" resupplied the fire fighters who had used most of the available foam in the state. The fire crews were being rotated on a twelve hour schedule and live updates on TV were down to every few hours. Millions of gallons of water were still being sprayed on the closest tanks.

Most everyone was accustomed to the ominous black plume on the east side of town. As day two moved into night two, the fire fighters were subjected to a severe winter storm. Temperatures plummeted into the high teens making for very bad conditions at the fire site. Throughout the night fire fighters continued keeping the other tanks cooled. About 3 a.m. word was received that trucks carrying more foam from Kansas had passed the Limon Port of Entry on I-70, but because of the storm it would be a few hours before their arrival.

At 1 p.m. on day three, Williams, Boots

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and Coots, a Texas company that specializes in putting out liquid fires, was brought in by Continental Airlines to protect its $3,000,000 investment in the remaining jet fuel. Using a special mixture of foam and dry powder applied with specialized equipment they extinguished the blaze in 17 minutes. The Texans had both the knowledge and equipment that Denver fire fighters lacked. Fighting fuel fires is a very specialized job that few city fire departments are equipped to handle.

When the fire was out repairs to damaged valves and piping surrounding the tanks could be made. Until this time the steady leaks from the pipes had fueled the fire and had to be stopped to prevent the fire from breaking out again. In all, the blaze lasted 54 hours, destroyed 4 of 13 tanks and consumed 2.1 MILLION gallons of jet fuel.

Jim Nelson

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Glenn Hauser Box 1684-MT

Enid, OK 73702

EXTENSION BAND DREAM UST The Ad Hoc Working two broadcasting giants have been swapping five hours a day ofairtime Group for the 1992 World Administrative Radio Conference has to improve coverage, in a two-year renewable agreement. At the proposed the following extension bands for HF broadcasting (one outset, Radio Beijing via USSR in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, French; more reason never to buy a receiver Jacking continuous coverage): and English to Europe at 2200-2300 on 7170; Moscow via China to

4550-4650 9900-9940 15600-15980 Australia, Southeast Asia. Beijing is also working on several more relay 5060-5170 10250-10500 17480-17550 swaps in Africa, and North America (BBCM and RNMN) 5840-5950 11500-11650 18480-18780 On the sesquianniversary of the Beijing massacre, Li Dan, who got 6670-6880 12050-12120 18900-19300 into trouble for an editorial on Radio Beijing, appeared again on the 7300-7650 13570-13600 20200-20700 station for a few minutes. He's taking a year off to study "philosophy" of 9290-9500 14500-14800 Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao, Chou, Liu, at a Party school where the food

(Gordon Darling, Papua New Guinea, via Australian DX News) is bad, but he says he enjoys the company of other people in the same ALBANIA Radio Tirana's coverage of student unrest and street position, and hopes to return to work at the station afterwards (World

violence was more forthright and detailed than expected, though of Radio) impossibletodetermineitsobjectivetruth.NewspaperstoriesfromAP Yes, there is a charge for the Chinese lesson book, actually two often rehash Radio Tirana broadcasts. English and Spanish news seem volumes, mentioned on page 3 of January MT -- it's US$15 postpaid, to be equivalent translations from a common source. News is updated from Radio Beijing (Review of International Broadcasting) for each broadcast; no program is merely a taped replay of a previous Regional schedules: Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, Chinese program: one. English schedule includes: 1830 on 7120, 9480; 2230 on 7215, 9480; 2305-0210, 0430-0730, 1030-1650 on 3960, 4500, 6100, 7385, and 2330 on 9760; 0230 and 0330 on 9760, 11825; 0630 on 7205, 9500 (Bill Sundays also on 9560; Mongolian/Kirghiz service 2300-0230, 0530-Peek, NC, World of Radio & RCI SWL Digest) 0730, 1130-1645 on 4220, 4980, 5060; Uighur service 2300-0200, 0330-

And more to Asia, Australia, Africa: 0430 on 9480, 11835; 0800 on 0730, 1030-1645 on 2560, 3990, 4735, 5800, 7195; Kazakh service 0000-9500, 11835; 1130 on 9480, 11835; 1400 on 9500, 11985; 1530 on 5900, 0230, 0530-0700, 1200-1645 on 4330, 4970, 5440. Hunan PBS, 11835. Station also offers audio and video cassettes about Albania to Changsha, 2125-1450 on 4990 including English lessons daily at 0030-listeners, at reasonable cost (Craig Seager, Radio Australia Japanese 0100, 1120-1150. In last month's Guizhou sked, make it 7275, not 7225 DX Time) One evening Radio Tirana even invited listeners to call the (BBCM) station, 23239 or 24306, but there is no direct dialing and we couldn't COLOMBIA La Voz de Armenia presumably the harmonic on get through (Jonathan Marks, Radio Nederland Media Netwo1*) 2080 kHz heard one night at 0335-0423 mentioning Armenia, Todelar

ARGEN11NA Radio Belgrano is active on 11781around1800 net though WRTH-1990 Lists no affiliates on 1040 (Don Moore, MI, (Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Buenos Aires, Onda C011a) RCI SWLD)

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia now suggests Military action seems to have put Radio Patria Libre off the air; not North Americans try these frequencies for spillover heard on 6315-variable; though its opponent, El Pueblo Responde, was from Pacific services: 21740 at 0030-0300; 17795 at 0200- still heard, it suffered from jamming; check around 0030-0120 (George 0400; 15530 at 0400-0630; 15320 at 0400-0600; 15160 at Miiiii Zeller, OH, A •c•E) 0400-0600; 13705 at 0630-0930; 9580 at 0830-1500. lliliiililiiiiill COSTA RICA A magnitude--7 earthquake Dec. 22 epicentered Features at 1430: Sunday, Communicator, Monday, 5 to 10 km away damaged the Radio for Peace International studios, Music and Word of Mouth; Tuesday, Lane's Company; Wednesday, but not the new transmitter site under construction. No one was hurt. Innovations; Thursday, Monitor, Friday, Science File; Saturday, Now new studios and offices may also have to built. RFPI was back on Interaction (via Scott Edwards, DX Listening Digest) the air within two days but on a reduced schedule. Once new site is

BANGLADESH Radio Bangladesh's current schedule in active, morning broadcasts in Spanish and German will be added; English: 1230-1300 on 15200, 17750; 1815-1900 on 9570, 12030 (via weekday afternoons English still starts at 2000 but lasts 4-1/2 instead of Frank Orcutt, NY) Only sporadically heard on 17750, nothing on 3-1/2 hours before repeating, so most programs are re--timed. Radio 15200; at 1815 on 12030 and new 9577 (Marc -, Antwerp DX Club, Newyork International, heard Sunday nights on WWCR, also goes on BRT Radio World) RFPI Saturday evenings, 2230-2430 on 21565, 13630, repeated at 0500-

BULGARIA With their QSL, Radio Sofia stated conditions for 0700 on 13630, 7375-USB (World of Radio) the Bronze Diploma: after the first QSL you just send 20 reception CUBA Radio Granma, Manzanillo, announced and Listed on reports within 23 weeks for a total of 6 QSL cards. Once the diploma is 1590, seems badly off frequency, heard around 1683 more than once, awarded, they will send requirements for Silver and Gold Diplomas with complete ID at 0130; highly unstable, had to retune plus or minus upon request. I think I'll skip it (Terry Powers, CA) 300-400 Hz every minute or so; very strong (Don Moore, MI, W.O.R.)

CAMBODIA (non) Voice of Democratic Kampuchea, Radio Rebelde on 3365 is experimental for local coverage, testing clandestine from China, at 2330 on new 8450 ex-8345 (Bruce transmitter with vertically polarized antenna, about 500 W RF output, MacGibbon, OR) simulcasting AM program; engineers are designing a new high-angle

CAMEROON Radio Bertoua, 4750, from 2123 until sign-off at radiator for this. Radio Havana Cuba on 11835 at 0600-0800 uses a 2230, part of the time undermodulated (Hans Johnson, MD, RCI SWL curtain of 12 dipoles toward San Francisco. At 1900-2230 to Europe on Digest) Bertoua is recently reactivated after a Jong absence, English 15435 is a 30-year-old Brown Boveri 100 kW; there are plans to news at 2102, otherwise French on 4750.2 until 2232 (Dave Kemick, improve audio quality on 11820 at 0000-0600 which is 250 kW with a British DX Club) 0430-0650and1630-2300 on 4750; 0650-1630 on 7165 beautiful Cuban-built curtain of 16 dipoles, beamed 10 degrees up the (Nicholas Vaughan-Baker, BDXC) east coast. Visitors to Cuba, especially Canadians, are welcome to call

CHINA Now DX listeners must wonder if Radio Moscow is RHC collect within Cuba at 75444 for a possible interview. 11760 is the coming from China, or Radio Beijing from the USSR! Since Dec. 1, the 100 kW Brown-Boveri, two dipoles in phased array to North, Central,

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South America at 1100-1700; and reports wanted for the 2300-0500 broadcast. RHC frequencies are accurate to a few Hz, linked to the Cuban hydrogen standard. RHC may conduct SSB tests to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 1991 (Arnie Coro, C02KK, RHCDXers Unlimited)

Perhaps to avoid the glut of other DX programs, RHC retimed Saturday airings of DXers Unlimited to 1915; 0140, 0340, 1540, 0740 UTC Sundays. The Tuesday broadcast is usually a repeat.

(non) La Voz de la Fundacion has expanded to three hours, UTC Tuesday-Sunday at 0100 on WHRI, 9495 and 7315; La Voz de Alpha 66 expanded from 30 to 60 minutes, Monday-Friday 1100 on 11790, 9465; 2300 on 9495, 7315 (Jeff White, Miami, RCI SWL Digest)

CHILE (We alphabetize it here since in Spanish CH is a separate letter following C) Radio Universidad de Concepcion is on 6059.6, ex-6135 daily at 1000-2300. Radio Nacional planned to inactivate 15139.4 but has been heard with religious programs around 0100-0230 daily, and from 1900 Sundays (Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Argentina, Onda Cona & Radio-En/ace)

ECUADOR Emisora Gran Colombia, back on 4911 with ID at 0200 (Hans Johnson, MD, RCI SWL Digest) Yes, it's not inactive, on 4910.9 at 0030 (John Ek-wall, SW Bulletin, Sweden)

Brent Allred left HCJB sooner than expected because his father has cancer, and wanted to spend as much time with his family in New Zealand as he could (John R. Adams, HCJB)

Contrary to WRTH-90, the station heard on 6580 is just the second harmonic of Radio Centro, Ambato, from 3290 (Rich Mc Vicar, HCJB DX Partyline)

EGYPT Voice of Unity, Afghan clandestine from here, heard at 1233-1255 on third harmonic of 12230, 36690 kHz, typical for Egyptian transmitters (Frank Helmbold, Germany, DSWCI SW News)

An English/ Arabic broadcast on 10002 kHz mystified some, but it was just Radio Cairo's North American service in Arabic on 9900 putting a spur here and on 9798, UTC Sunday at 0248. Strangely enough Arabic lessons for English-speakers are on the Arabic service, not the English service (World of Radio) Lessons are Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, probably just started over and 300-page textbook likely not free (Bill Peek, NC, WO.R.)

ESTONIA Tried for Nadezhda on 12055; at 0430 only RMWS was heard, but clear ID at 1630, though weak. Had to rake leaves, so didn't stick with it (Jerry Berg, MA, Fine Tuning) Heard on 12056, Radio Hope in Russian is put on by Estonian Interfront, pro-Soviet Russians from Soviet army base on frequency allocated to Soviet navy. Estonians are trying to get it stopped, claiming harmful radiation, but power is Jess than 1 kW (Radio Moscow via BBCM via RNMN)

ETHIOPIA Voice of E thiopia on new 9706.4 between 0328 and 0400 (Ernie Behr, Ont., RCI SWLD) Testing with domestic service between 0330 a nd 2000 (Chris Greenway, Kenya, BDXC)

GABON Several months ago we were hearing VOA instead of Luxembourg on 15350 kHz, but VOA is no help, never giving site IDs. Now something nearby, perhaps not related: Due to uncertain state of Liberia relay, VOA has bought an hour from Africa Number O ne, 0300 on 15330 and 9655 (RNMN)

INDONESIA RRI Ambon continues on 4864 instead of 4845, heard at 1100 to sign-off at 1132 (Craig Tyson, WA, Radio Australia Japanese DX Time)

hear a schedule of all the others on Thursdays around 2025, 2255 and 2425.

fTALY Voice of Europe will soon change from 40 meters to 13710 kHz, 10 kW, 24 hours, new QSL card, from P 0 Box 26, I-33170 Pordenone (Play-DX)

IRRS is being reorganized to make licensing more likely: a non­profit organization, Nexus International Broadcasting Association, to provide radio service for associate members. It may take up to two years for authorities to sort through all the applications for SW, FM and MW stations. IRRS now uses 9815 at 0600-1400 weekdays, 0800-1100 on Saturday, all in English; Sundays 0600-1500 in English, Ukrain.ian, Italian, French, Russian, Spanish; and tests evenings on MW 1602 kHz with same transmitter (Andy Sennitt and Jonathan Marks, RNMN)

KOREA SOUTH A personnel shakeup at Radio Korea: Han Hee Joo, English Director, who has attended North American DX gatherings, moved to the often overlooked World News Service in another building. Taking her place is the former news director (R.J.B.)

LAOS (non) Lao National Radio's relay via Moscow of French to Europe at 1100-1130 has expanded from two frequencies to four: 11870, 11960, 15190, 15420. They say IRCs are not accepted in Laos (Gordon Darling, RNMN)

UBER/A Nigerian forces set up a station on 7275 kHz, identifying as ELBC, and heard one day only at 0800-1000. Then Patriotic Front and ECOMOG forces were reported trying to destroy each other's stations on mediumwave, both called "ELBC" (BBCM)

L/1HUANIA Radio Vilnius, 7400 at 2300-2330, good signals with comments like "armed resistance to occupation" and other rhetoric about dis-union with USSR (Tim Johnson, IL)

NEW ZEALAND RNZI changes frequencies so often, this is sure to become a collector's item: a limited edition first-anniversaryT­shirt with logo, name in English and Maori, and frequencies! (See p.38, this issue.) Latest schedule, supposedly effective until March but likely out of date already: 1800-2111 UTC Sunday-Friday on 15130; 2111-0705 daily except Sunday on 17675; 0705-1110 daily on 9700; 0000-1110 Sunday on 17675.

NICARAGUA T he shortwave situation here: Frank Arana, formerly of the contra Radio Liberacion, now heads Radio Nicaragua (formerly Voice of Nicar agua); says it's off shortwave since it's difficult to get parts, but plans to be back on shortly with 50 kilowatt transmitter covering the world, likely on registered frequency 5950. There are also plans for an unrelated private commercial shortwave station, Radio Nicaragua Internacional. Already on FM 106.1 in Managua and planning 10 kW on 4920 soon is Radio lnformaciones de Centroamerica, or Radio RICA Authorized, but probably not on air now are Radio Miskut, 1 kW for the Miskitos on 5970; and Radio Zinica, Bluefields, 6120 (Jeff White, Nicaragua, RNMN)

OMAN Station is now called Radio Sultinate of Oman, heard on 11730 from 1400 until closing around 1458, then from 1500 past 1800 on 11890, both very strong in Arabic (Ernie Behr, Ont.)

PAK/STAN Radio Pakistan has expanded English broadcasts to Europe: 0800-0848 on 21520, 17565; 1700-1800 on 11570 and new 9775 ex-15605 (E ugene -, BRT Radio World)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Due to area unrest, Radio North

IRAQ After losing all its English broadcasts a few weeks before, l-;:================================================::::J Baghdad came back as Voice of the Jihad, Voice of the Holy War at 1600-1800 on 15170 (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, RNMN) This is to India and Pakistan with same announcer as on the 13660 broadcast at 2100-2300 for Europe, which has all but disappeared (Eugene - , BRT Radio World )

ISRAEL Kol Israel now has a program about the media scene, Comm1111icati11g, on the Tuesday 2000, 2330 (must mean 2230) and 2400 broadcasts. If you can find the station on one frequency, you can

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Solomons cannot use its own transmitter, but has 20 minutes a day via Radio East New Britain, 3385 at 0815, per press report; however, is intermittent, and severe distortion (Gordon Darling, PNG, RNMN)

PHILJPPINES FEBC in English: 0000-0230 (Saturday & Sunday 0200) on 15450; 0900-1100 on 9800, 11845; 1300-1600 on 11850 (Y. Matsushita, Radio Japan DX Comer)

I SOMALJA Received a friendly letter from Director of SBS Mogadishu, Mohamed Aden Hirsi, who enclosed my long-awaited QSL-card for a 1975 report on 9585 kHz. He said most reports never reached the station; the individual who demanded $50 for QSLs apparently also stole all the incoming mail (Ernie Behr, Ont., WO.R.)

SRI LANKA Deutsche Welle planned to activate its relay once again at Trincomalee. Meanwhile, the Ekala site is being completed by

e•oAoc•mNc. 1'"''c' Radio Japan, two 300 kW for NHK, four 10 kW for SLBC. The low-power units are already in use for domestic service; the high-powers tested 9720, 11840 (Victor Goonetilleke, RNMN) Radio Japan's relay was to start Jan. 1 for 6 hours a day, including General Service in English at 1400-1500 on 9535, 1700-1800 on 15210, 0100--0200 on 11840 (Radio Japan DX Comer)

UNfTED ARAB EMIRATES Abu Dhabi, 21735, heard on a Sunday at 1503-1530 in Arabic with Kuwaiti refugees giving messages, phone numbers to friends and relatives still in Kuwait (Hans Johnson, MD, World of Radio)

UK 0 GB AN I Two of the three daily BFBS broadcasts have expanded from 30 to 40 minutes: 0150 on 7125, 9590, 13745; 0920 on 15235, 17830, 21735; 1330 on 15390, 17695, 21735 (David Hermges, Austrian SW Panorama) Last one best heard here, though none come in well in Saudi Arabia, per Gerry Bishop, WO.R. & R.l.B. BFBS apparently caved in to religious intolerance in Saudi Arabia by banning Xmas carols even on this broadcast from outside!

While Persian Gulf expenses indirectly threatened RCI, the crisis has led to a 12% increase over the next three years in funding for BBC programming, especially coverage of Asia (Sweden Calling DXers)

US A Before the hostage release, VOA "messages from home" service was at 0230 on 792, 1260, 5965, 11905, 15225, 17810, 17895; 0830 on 1260, 11735, 15160, 15195, 21570, 21615, and also on unannounced 21700; 2230 on 792, 1260, 9530, 11905, 11960, 15225, 15445 (Tony Barnett, England, RNMN) Keep this handy in case future situations warrant. Gerry Bishop, Saudi Arabia, notes that VOA-Rhodes on 1260 was bubble-jammed after VOA claimed Iraq was no longer jamming (R.J.B. and WO.R.)

One lITC Monday from 0300 past 0735, instead of usual Sunday news shows on 9334-SSB via England, AFRTS was pre-empted for a raunchy, amateurish, rock show with military references, no time checks, no area codes but phones 455-3770 and 393-1151 for requests, four-letter words from Two Live Crew. The DJs seemed totally unconcerned about complaints to the FCC, which perhaps does not exist where they were. The whole thing would have been written off as a second-rate, one-night-stand pirate were it not for the frequency 9334-SSB. AFRTS normally carries the excellent Perspective from ABC News, UTC Mondays at 0806 on 9334, or if not there, on 9242, 10535, 13651or16041 (Bill Peek, NC, WO.R.)

KUSW, Salt Lake City, lasted a few days less than three years. Taxes upon taxes were a problem in Utah, and the owners wanted to unload the facility at a net profit. Fortunately they found an eager buyer in Paul Crouch, head of Trinity Broadcasting Network, who revived his teenage interest in ham radio. TBN has a huge and expanding network of high- and low-power TV stations in the U.S. and abroad. Conveniently overlooking the fact that KUSW already sold as much time to preachers as it could, TBN viewers were led to believe this station should be 'saved' from satanic rock music by contributing to

purchasing it. TBN handed over $2.1 million to Carlson Communications, and the FCC approved the transfer by mid­December. KUSW jocks said a sad farewell on Dec. 15, and the station was reborn as KTBN on Dec. 18, simulcasting TV audio on 15590 at 1600-0200 UTC, new 7510 (conveniently next to WWCR) at 0200-1600. Although already on the air with TBN programming that afternoon, Crouch pretended that evening to throw a switch turning off KUSW and turning on KTBN. Then what looked like another put-on, an explosion of something, claimed to be KUSW's diabolical rock record library. On this the video modulation was so extreme that some TBN outlets were knocked off the air. Naturally a shortwave station over time gets reception reports from many countries, but TBN followers were led to believe that it would now have a pipeline into potential third-world converts, as well as fill in domestic areas unreached by TBN on TV. Taking over as manager in SLC was someone named Skinny - could this be anyone but former KU~W DJ Skinny Johnny Mitchell? KUSW planned to keep its Shortwave Store open, presumably to unload stock on hand and fulfill orders still coming in. (gh's report, with than.ks to John Carson for background information)

Radio Miami International, which now has an application before the FCC, would appreciate short letters of support to the FCC, especially from those who remember Radio Earth and Radio Discovery. Send them to: Mr. Alfred Sikes, FCC Chairman, 1919 M St. NW, Washington DC 20554. Refer to application for international broadcast station Radio Miami International, file number BPIB-900730NB. Thanks! (Jeff White, RMI, R.l.B.)

U S S R The Australian Solid Gold Countdown is heard on Radio Moscow World Service Saturday at 0511 {best on 7310), Sunday 0111 (9895), Sunday 0711 (13705). The 0711 is a repeat of Saturday but 0111 is different; apparent clone of BBC's Vintage Chart Show; ends with ad for Vladivostok clinic of Dr. Valery Schorin who promises to cure stuttering, allergies, nervous disorders and all addictions in a single three-hour session (Bill Peek, NC, World of Radio)

Audio quality of RM service to western North America has noticeably improved, feeds now using a better grade of phone circuit both for speech and music {Mike Fem, CA, DX Listening Digest) See also CHINA

Two very obscure external services apparently come from the same site, same frequency and same time on different days: Adygey Radio, Maykop, Fridays at 1830-1900 on 5905 (7130 from March 3rd), in the Adygcy language, also known as Circassian; the same in Kabardin on Saturdays with Kabardino-Balkar Radio, Nalchik; both one hour earlier from end of March due to DST, and both also on MW 1089, which must be nearby Krasnodar. All of these are in the area just north of Georgia, northeast of the Black Sea (BBCM)

Radio Vatandosh, Tashkent, Uzbekistan was heard until 1630 on 5945, 7325, 9540 and new 9725; and from 1730 on 5945 and new 5935 7285 (Valery Ostroverkh, Karaganda, Kazakhstan DX Listening Digest) '

~no~) Voic~ of Orthodoxy is not a clandestine, but a religious station m Russian, programs prepared in France and transmitted via Sines, Portugal; schedule had been Sunday 1600-1700, Saturday and Wednesday 1630-1700 on 9670; so 9690 at 0400 is new (ibid.)

ZANZIBAR A roundabout way to QSL Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, 11734: Sunday at 1730-1745 there is a United Nations Radio program in Swahili, so a report, preferably by tape, to UN Radio, Room S-850, New York, NY 10017, should be verified. UN Radio also offers to verify its programs via a variety of other stations (Dario Monferini, Italy, Play-DX)

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Broadcast Loggings Thanks to our contributors -· Have you sent in YOUR logs?

Send to Gay!~ Van Hom, c/o Monitoring Times. English broadcast unless otherwise noted.

0043 UTC on 9925 BELGIUM: BAT. European Monetary Union Project discussed. (John S. Carson, Norman, OK) Monitored on 13675 kHz at 2345 UTC and 21810 kHz al 1250 UTC. (David Marshall, Sidney, OH)

0100 UTC on 11710 USSR: Radio Moscow. Station ID to national and world news. Special news on Gorbachev's economic reforms In the USSR. Excellent signal monitored to 0115 UTC. (Kelly Balley, Midland, AR) Audible on 4795 kHz at 0520-0530 UTC. (Mike Hardester. Camp Le]uene, NC)

0100 UTC on 11735 YUGOSLAVIA: Radio Yugoslavia Station ID with news on Iraq and the U.S. budget deficit. Fair signal quality to 0120 UTC. (Balley, AR) Audible on 9620 kHz al 0100 UTC. (Nicholas Adams. Newark, NJ)

0130 UTC on 5960 CANADA: Radio Canada International. French. •As It Happens· program. ·ustener's Corner" at 2220 UTC In English on 11705 kHz. (Frank Jaffee, Creston, KY) (Frank HUiton, Charleston, SC)

0132 UTC on 11645 GREECE: Voice of Greece. National news to 0142 UTC, followed by Greek music monllored to 0145 UTC. (Balley, AR) (Jack Davis, Birmingham, AL)

0140 UTC on 7355 UNITED STATES: WANO. Louisiana State University sports coverage and ·wRNO" ID. Recheck with audible signal at 1500 UTC on 15420 kHz. (Garson, OK) (Hilllon, SC)

0200 UTC on 9570 ROMANIA: Radio Romania International. News, editorials, and discussion on the Romanian Revolulion. ·ustener's Letterbox· show at 0239 UTC. Audible on 11940 kHz at 0255 UTC/9510 kHz at 0400 UTC. (Carson, OK)

1205 UTC o n 9435 ISRAEL: Kol Israel. lsraell news, and "Travel Magazine· show. Fair signal quality. (Carson, OK) (Craig Young, Ft. Devens, MA)

0236 UTC on 15590 UNITED STATES: KUSW. Rock 'n' roll tunes with station promotions and ads. Audible on 15590 kHz from 1930-0030. (Carson, OK) (Young, MA)

0252 UTC on 3281 MOZAMBIQUE: Radio Mozambique. Portuguese/English. Sign-on xylophone lnlerval signal and mullillnqual IDs. Natlonal anthem and ID repeats. Native African music. Poor signal quallly on parallel frequency 3210.5.-ed.

0333 UTC on 7520 UNITED STATES: Pirate-Radio New York International. Monitored to 0402 UTC with "Mailbag Program• at tune-In and music from Pollce. Ad for video, ID, and news blls. Excellent to decreasing signal quality. (Hardester, Camp Lejeune, NC)

0340 UTC on 15400 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: UAE Radio-Dubai. Up-to-date news from Baghdad and program feature on the Arab wortd. Audible at 1300 UTC on 21605 kHz, 1328 UTC on 21605 kHz, and 1604 UTC on 21605 kHz. (Carson, OK)

0410 UTC on 3270 NAMIBIA: Radio Southwest Africa Venaculars/Engllsh. Talk and local Interest reports. Fair-poor signal quality with ID and news just barely making 11.-ed.

0415 UTC on 9535 SUDAN: Radio Omdurman, Arabic. Fair signal for talk and Koran recitations. ID with menllons of Omdurman Into news topics. (Brian Bagwell, SI. Louis, MO)

0415 UTC on 11750 BULGARIA: Radio Sofia National news and excerpts from Sofia newspapers. (Michael O'Neil, Omaha. NE)

0430 UTC on 11755 SWAZILAND: Trans world Radio. Interval signal and English sign-on. Christian music and ·our Dally Bread' program. lnlerference from Radio Havana on 17760 kHz. (Carson, OK) Monitored on 3200 kHz at 0300 UTC with IDs, talk. and gospel hymns. (Hillton, SC)

0500 UTC on 4774 PERU: Radio Tarma. Spanish. "Radio Tarma· ID at the hour, Into talk and local Peruvian music. (Davis, AL)

0503 UTC on 7255 NIGERIA: Voice of Nigeria. African music and report on Science and Technology. Station ID and news reports on the USSR. (Balley, AR) Radio Nigeria audible at 2235 UTC on 4770 kHz wilh commenlary. (Tim Johnson. Galesburg. IL)

0510 UTC on 13770 GERMANY: Deutsche Welle. Discussions on Soviet/Albanian relal ions and "European Journal." Monitored on 9545 kHz at 0340 UTC. (Jeffee, KY) (Sam Wright, Biloxi, MS)

0510 UTC on 4000 CAMEROON: Cameroon Radio TV-Bafoussam. English/French. National news In English on parallel 4795 kHz to sports roundup news. African and

French pop tunes to French music lilies and chat. (Brian Bagwell, St. Louis, MO)

0702 UTC on 5995 MAU: Radlodlttuslon-TV Malienne. French. News coverage on the U.S. and Gulf crisis, followed by music program of Alrtcan hi-life tunes. (Johnson, IL)

0710 UTC on 6085 GERMANY: Bayerlscher Rundfunk. German, Lots of polka and yodel musJc. German march tunes Included to ID. (Johnson, IL)

0739 UTC on 11755 FINLAND: Radio Finland. Press review of current affairs, Into French service at 0745 UTC. •Northern Report• heard at 1258 UTC on 15400 kHz. Programming also monitored at 1300-1505 UTC on 21550 kHz. (Garson, OK)

0827 UTC on 6000 BRAZIL: Radio Gualba Portuguese. Clear station ID to nonstop music of pops and German polkas. (Johnson, IL)

0920 UTC on 4895 COLOMBIA: La voz del Rio Arauca. Spanish. Colombian music Instrumentals to brief local ads and station ID. (Sam Wright, Biloxi, MS) (Jaffee, KY)

0935 UTC on 9660 AUSTRALIA: ABC-Brisbane. Hilarious comedy show to pop music program, and ·Ase· ID. (Marshall, Sidney, OH)

1200 UTC on 3315 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: (Admiralty Islands) Radio Manus. Pidgin. ID In progress at tune-In with mentions of city Lorengau. DJ host music show of U.S. pops and Island music to final fade-oul at 1220 UTC.-ed.

1310 UTC on 11937.9 CAMBODIA: Voice of People Democratic Cambodia Very gOod signal strength for Asian Instrumentals. Only slight fades for closing ID at 1315 UTC. (Earl Balley, Oakland, CA)

1428 UTC on 13625 NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS: KHBl-S8lpan. Closing commentary on the American election system, and International news at 1430 UTC. (Hlllton, SC)

1440 UTC on 21490 AUSTRIA: Radio Austria International. Discussions on marketing and the Eastern European Block. (Carson, OK)

1524 UTC on 6070 Canada: CFRX/CFRB. Call In talk show and discussion on radio broadcasting. Monitoring active past 1600 UTC. (Garson, OK) (Young, MA)

1530 UTC on 9560 ETHIOPIA: Voice of Ethiopia. Station ID and time check at the half hour. Signal gongs to national and world news topics. Audible at my location for only ten minutes. (Brian Bagwell, St. Louis, MO)

1615 UTC on 21530 PORTUGAL: Radio Portugal. Music from a Portuguese music festival, and stallon ID, all suffering from fading and Interference. (David Browning, Portland, OR)

1615 UTC on 17555 PAKISTAN: Radio Pakistan. Slow-speed news, ID, and frequency schedule. Comments on the Sudanese president visiting Islamabad. (Stephen Price, Conemaugh, PA) Monitored on 11 570/15605 kHz at 1730 UTC. (Johnson, IL)

1630 UTC on 15130 MALI: Radio Beijing relay. Classical music of Johann Strauss Into American folk music. ·ustener's Notebook. show with excellent signal and only minor fading. (Browning, OR)

2045 UTC on 11620 INDIA: All India Radio. Program sign-on with station ID and frequency schedule. International news suffering weak signal quality and Interference. (Browning, OR)

2058 UTC on 4935 KENYA: Voice of Kenya. Fair signal but certainly audible for reporting. closing American pop to time pips signal at the hour. Brief International news topics to ID and sign-off anthem to 2108 UTC. (Davis, AL)

2100 UTC on 4904 CHAD: Radlodiffuslon National T'Chadlenne. French. ID at the hour followed by announcements and native African music. News headlines at 2130 UTC. (Stephen Price, Conemaugh, PA)

2110 UTC on 21610 JAPAN: Radio Japan. lnternatlonal news and ·Magazine Hour" show. Moderate fading with background Interference making listening more work than Joy. (Browning, OR)

2144 UTC on 13660 IRAQ: Radio Baghdad. Easy-listening music to broadcast messages from the Amrelcan hostages In Iraq. Fair signal monitored to 2200 UTC. (Balley, AR) (Young, MA) (Stephen Price, Conemaugh, PA)

2210 UTC on 9535 ANGOLA: Radio Naclonal. Portuguese. Pop music from Phil Colllns and •La Bamba· tune. Male announcer with ID and vibraphone Interval signal al 2230 UTC. (Johnson, IL)

2210 UTC on 4765 CONGO: Radlodlffuslon-TV Congolalse. French. Announcer's comments and ID. Plenty of African hi-life music with great signal. (Johnson, IL)

2302 UTC on 11790 LITHUANIA: Radio Vilnius. News on the Teacher's Union reestabllshed and privatization discussed. (Garson, OK) (Young, MA)

MONITORING TIMES FebtUary 1991 29

Utility World

Larry Van Horn c/o MT, P.O. Box 98 Brasstown, NC 28902

The Fascination of the 89th

"Air Force One, this is Andy, your primary is 212 upper and your secondary is now 414 lower."

'This is Air Force One, roger, out."

I can think of nothing that captures the imagination or attention of MT Utility World readers faster than hearing communications from Air Force One, Air Force Two or any of the SAM (Special Air Missions) that fly out of Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

These aircraft belong to the 89th Military Air Wing (MAW). The 89th is responsible for flying the President, Vice President, cabinet members, congressional leaders, mjlitary brass and other VIPs to faraway places and around the United States.

Organized on December 1, 1947, HMX-1 was established as an experimental unit tasked with testing and evaluating military helicopters when rotary flight was still in its infancy.

When President Dwight D. Eisenhower flew in an HMX-1 UH-34 from Newport, Rhode Island to the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, in September 1957, it marked the beginrung of the squadron's mission of presidential transport and support.

Now each month we feature logs in the logging section that reflect the latest frequencies the 89th aircraft have been heard on. But one question continues to be asked over and over and over by our readers: "Is there a complete list of these frequencies and their designators?" In fact, I recently received a FAX from Martin Hunter in England, asking just that question and for help in figuring out the designators.

I think it is time to put thjs in perspective so that all our readers understand why a comprehensive list with designators has not and will not be published for these frequencies.

The network associated with 89th MAW communications is called the Mystic Star network. Several years ago, I remember receiving in the mail a very interesting xerox of a United States Air Force instruction regarding Mystic Star and the associated frequencies.

That instruction laid out the handling of Mystic Star frequencies and their designators as well as transmitter sites. The guidelines were quite simple. The frequencies themselves were not classified, but when you added the frequency/desig­nator or designator /transmitting site or frequency /transmitting site, you stepped into the realm of classified Air Force material. The classification of the material was and probably still is "confidential."

The New Air Force One

'This is really something, so much roomier (than the old Air Force One)," said President Bush on the maiden voyage of the new Air Force One last fall.

The President, an old combat flying veteran, even remarked, "I wouldn't understand how to start this thing,'' while touring the cockpit of the new aircraft.

The new Air Force One, dubbed by some a "flying Taj Mahal" stands six stories high and is equipped with a secure worldwide communications system and anti-nuclear defense shield. It has two galleys able to serve 100 meals at a sitting.

Nothing captures the attention of ute monitors quicker than VIP comms from AF1 or 2.

The aircraft is painted in the same blue and white color scheme of its predecessor 707 aircraft.

When the President is seated at his desk in his rectangular "office in the sky,'' he has his seat belt on. The belt buckle is engraved with the presidential seal.

The new state of the art communicat ions system hasn't been all it's cracked up to be. During one recent flight, wire service reporters attempting to make in-flight calls to dictate stories were broken off three separate times during their connections.

The new plane, built by Boeing, can hold a crew of 23 and 70 passengers, about double the capacity of the old 707s. Its wing span and deck space are 195 feet and 4,000 square feet respectively, compared with 145 feet and 1,260 feet for the old ones. It also has a complete medical unit, a built-in stairs and baggage loader.

The new presidential planes - there are two of them - will nest at their new hangar at Andrews AFB at a cost of $47 million. The other 747 is due for delivery at Andrews in June of this year.

ATTY_ Reporting Parameters

David Bogart in El Campo, Texas, dropped a note to let us know how much he enjoyed the October Persian Gulf issue. Thanks for the nice words, David. We both appreciate your vote of confidence.

He also asked if I could require that all RTrY loggings from you readers out there include: Mode (Baudot or other), shift, baud rate, polarity and hi to lo tones.

David, you have hit a sensitive topic among those of us that publish hobby logs -- that of RTTY logs.

About the only usefu l information that remains constant for each station, other than frequency, is the shift and baud rate. Polarity (normal or reverse) is a function of the receive position on your receiver and can vary from receiver to receiver. It is not a good idea at this point to include polarity information. Hi and Lo tones pretty much fall into the same category as above. Therefore in the future my policy is to include the following information for RTTY logs to this column:

30 Feb111ary 1991 MONITORING TIMES

Frequency (in kHz) Station name Call sign (if any) Location

, Shift (Hz) and Baud rate.

I might also point out that even shift and baud rate does vary from time to time by a station on a frequency. In fact, I have seen stations even change shift and baud rate mid­broadcast.

The best suggestion I can give you, David, is to read the instruction manual for your demodulator, get real familiar with the operation and start tuning in everything. Practice makes perfect in tuning in digital signals in the utility bands.

This Letter "Warrants" Attention

We recently received a letter from Bill Hale in San Marcos, California. Bill is a new subscriber to MT and the feature editor for a mediumwave club, the NRC (National Radio Club).

"As a feature editor for the NRC DX News," says Bill, "I am keenly aware of the need for accuracy in content, character and accuracy of anything that appears in print."

Addressing his comments to publisher Bob Grove, Mr. Hale goes on to say that in a previous issue I addressed the chief of Navy-Marine Corps MARS, CW04 T. Fisk, as "warrant" two times (actually I did it three times). Bill says, 'The proper address for CW04 Fisk should have been either 'mister' or 'chief."'

Bill, I share your interest in accuracy. According to the Navy protocol guide, however, warrant officers are addressed as either "warrant" or "sir." "Mister" went out of style years ago and many naval officers become clearly irritated when some of the old-timers use the term.

A warrant officer in the Navy is not addressed as "chief," either. That term is used for the E7-E9 pay grades. Want to make that old crusty Boatswain Mate Chiefs day? Call some warrant officer "Chief." You'll put him in the ozone.

Cosmos Satellites

Jim Hale up Arkansas way wants to know "How difficult is it to hear Cosmos Recon satellites on 19.989, 19.995 or 39.978?"

Jim, probably more difficult here in North America than in Europe. The only time the Soviets turn on the aforementioned beacon channels you referred to is during the recovery phase of the recon mission, when the film canister is being returned to earth. They only tum these beacons on as an aid to recovery forces located in the payload.

Unless you have propagation to Europe during the recovery phase, I doubt you will hear much, if anything. Of course, with the high sunspot cycle we have right now, anything is possible so it might bear watching.

One frequency that is worth watching is 19.542 kHz for transmissions from Soviet nuclear powered ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) satellites. At the later stages of these satellites, the nuclear core splits away from the rest of the payload and is boosted to a higher and supposedly safer orbit to let the radioactivity decay naturally before it reenters the earth's atmosphere. The beacon you hear on 19.542 MHz is from the boosted section. By tracking this beacon you can tell if a successful separation has occurred and the nuclear waste put

into a higher orbit. Most people do not realize the amount of nuclear waste in

600 km orbits above our heads, but there is a lot up there. Eventually, this stuff will return to earth.

Geoff Checks in Again

Geoff Halligey has checked in again from England with some interesting information. Geoff says the new edition (11th) of ITU's "List Of Callsigns of Fixed Stations" is now published. Slightly cheaper than the 10th edition - now 98.00 Swiss francs.

Greatly reduced in size (only 231 pages compared with 888 pages of the 10th edition), this has been achieved by omitting all frequencies except one, which have the same call sign. The one included has an asterisk to indicate that there are other frequencies with the same call sign.

Thus: NAM, NAR, NAU, for example, have only one entry: all the "N" call signs occupy just two columns instead of some 50 pages as in the 10th edition.

Whereas stations that have a call sign including a number for each frequency are listed in full, thus LTY in Argentina runs through from LTY 200 to LTY 928, with a different frequency for each number, nearly five columns of them.

If you purchased the 10th edition and are expecting something bigger and more complete for the 11th, you might just be disappointed. I should say so, Geoff, looks like another good source of information has bit the dust, buyers beware. We might all want to write to the ITU and let them know our dissatisfaction with the new changes.

Geoff also passes along that a favorite target for ute listeners, Bermuda, has left the airwaves. VRT has closed all of its CW, Telex, and USB voice channels and can only be heard on VHF Channel 16 now. Many thanks to Geoff for the always informative report.

New Development in Shortwave Comms

Wilfred Gregson II, a new reporter to this column, recently got invited by an area Motorola representative to check out the new Motorola shortwave box. Called the "Rapid Deployment Radio," it comes in a rather small suitcase.

The top comes off and holds the antenna and tuner. The bottom is the radio itself. The controls consist of an on-off volume knob, a key pad (0-9 # • keys), three other buttons and a line of alphanumeric display and nothing else unless you count the mic, key and earphone jacks, plus power and antenna/antenna tuner connections.

Besides giving phase distortion-free Single Sideband comms 2-30 MHz (we talked to the factory in Illinois) it sounded better than some FM circuits I've used.

It is what this box does that is fantastic. Using the key pad you load as many as 20 different

frequencies into it and every half hour or so it calls every other box in your net on each of the programmed frequencies. When contact is established, the box will make a signal/noise measurement and store the results, all in a second or so. When you want to actually talk to someone, the box knows the best frequency to use.

That's real neat, Wilfred, and we appreciate the look inside 'The Box."

Well, that's it for this month. It's now time to check out what you have been hearing in the world of utility listening. Without further ado ...

MONITORING TIMES February 1991 31

Utility World

Utility Loggings Abbreviations used in this column

IA.i(iihl~}/l/TC, frequeneiei ln /...ilohenz. All voice transmissions are: Jtnglifh . unless othenvise. noted.

···:,:.· : ..

ARAMa.·=·· ... =.· .... ·.·: :),mpUtude modulation · LISSBB

:.SITOR ... Independent sfdeband Lower sideband Radloteletype Unldentlfl.ed

cw ·. : : t Mprse code . RTIY F.Ax' :::=:>:= f *cslmlle : ···:·.· . •. . UNID FEC · · · FOrwai'd error corre<:uon use 1D){ · : p~en,ililcauon : :,:• .. • ~DB

Upper sideband Nondlrectlonal beacon

···.·.·•.··.•:>:::::::::

216.0 CHX·Cholx, Mexico, NOB In NCW at 1045. (Homuth, AR) 274.0 CH·Chrtstchurch, New Zealand, NOB In MCW at 0925. (Trigg, NZ) 286.0 CC.Gape Garnpbell, New Zealand, NOB In MCW at 0927. (Trigg, NZ)

294.0 LB·Steephead, New Zealand, NOB In MCW al 0929. (Trigg, NZ)

BMC-Brigham City, Utah, NOB In MCW at 1030. (Homuth, AZ)

302.0 L·LoS Angeles Breakwater USCB NOB In MCW at 1035. (Homuth, AZ)

305.0 RO-Roswell, New Mexico, NOB In MCW at 1031. (Homuth, AZ)

329.0 TAD-Trinidad, Mexico, NOB In MCW at 1043. (Homuth, AZ)

334.0 KS·Ashburton, New Zealand, NOB in MCW at 0943. (Trigg, NZ)

338.0 DN·Dunedln, New Zealand, NOB In MCW at 0944. (Trigg, NZ)

350.0 LE-Raleigh Durham, North Garollna, NDB In MCW at 0157. (Hardester, NC)

356.0

358.0 359.0

360.0 365.0

367.0

368.0

370.0

373.0

374.0 375.0

382.0

382.0

385.0 396.0

412.0 417.0

424.0

432.0 1610.0

1615.0

1640.2

2899.0

3108.8

3187.0

NCA·MCAS New River, North Carolina, NOB In MCW at 0208. (Hardester, NC)

PB-West Palm Beach, Florida, NDB In MCW at 0209. (Hardester, NC)

NY-Homby, New Zealand, NDB In MCW at 0949. (Trigg, NZ)

BO-Boise, Idaho. NOB In MCW at 1048 fade-In. (Homuth, AZ)

ZIN-Kingston, Jamaica, NDB In MCW at 0215. (Hardester, NC)

CKK·Mlaml, Florida, NOB In MCW at 0220. (Hardester, NC)

HA/HAO-French Polynesia. Dash after 2 CW IDs In CW not MCW. Heard around at 1030. (Homuth, AZ)

SIR·Raw11ns, Wyoming, NDB In MCW at 1029. (Homuth, AZ)

NP·New Plymouth, New Zealand, NOB In MCW al 0951 . (Trigg, NZ)

UON·Unld NOB heard at 0226 In MCW. (Hardester, NC) Probably Cuban, Mlke.·Larry

BU-Burnham, New Zealand, NOB In MCW at 0954. (Trigg, NZ)

TGE·Guatemala City, Guatemala, NOB In MCW at 0228. (Hardester, NC) WU-Wanganul, New Zealand, NOB In MCW al 0958. (Trigg, NZ)

UPA·Punla Alegre, Cuba, NOB In MCW at 0232. (Hardester, NC)

EMA-Augusta, Georgia, NOB In MCW at 0234. (Harester, NC)

ZBB-S. Bimini, Bahamas, NOB In MCW at 0241 - nearly overloaded the receiver. (Hardester, NC) Same here, Mike. They are loud. ·Lariy.

CTZ·Cllnlon, North Carolina, NOB In MCW at 0250. (Hardester, NC)

EVB·New Smyrna Beach, North carollna, NDB In MCW at 0252. (Hardester, NC)

RVJ·Reldsvllle, Georgia, NOB In MCW at 0253, weal< but steady. (Hardester, NC)

MHP-Meller, Georgia, NOB In MCW at 0256. (Hardester, NC) WXK 790-Phoenlx Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona. wllh special announcement about new Barry Goldwater Terminal Four. Runs 25 watts Into leaky coax. I have logged this one over 150 miles away under good conditions. (Homuth, AZ)

OR·Ohura, New Zealand, NOB In CW at 0919. (Trigg, NZ)

7V NOB, weak but fade free signal Indicating groundwave. None of the local hams I've talked to know who Is running this. at 0943. (Homuth, AZ)

Gander ATC working Clipper 467 In UDB at 0305 for a company message. (Russ Hiii, Oak Park. Ml)

Tracon/VA·27 /VC-97 and Jacksonville area locations discussed, request for a gaggle (/hat's a bunch-Larry) at 0700 for beach was confirmed promising six aircraft from same group as today. Baker bOy was one station, officer at other station called by name, whole discussion In clear In USB at 2330. (Burghardt, NJ) Sounds like a carrier ny-off to me, BJll.·Larry.

Liberty Star (NASA SRB Recovery Vessel) worklng DOD Cape In USB at 0903. (Alexander, PA)

3365.0

4443.0

4520.0

4779.0

4790.0

4822.0

5185.0

5246.0

5320.0

5432.0

5436.0 5460.2

5692.0

5775.0

5810.0

6433.0

6453.5

6496.0

6515.7

6640.0

6675.0

6735.0

6770.0

6835.0

6845.0

6853.0

6932.0

6933.5

7366.0

7396.8

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Bloodhound 39 working Gape Radio at 0934 In USB. Variety 1 working Bloodhound 39 In USB at 0948. (Alexander, PA)

Spanish male five-digit number station al 0208. (Hiii, Ml) .

Bloodhound 39, King 1 working Gape Radio In USB at 1021. (Alexander, PA)

German female five-digit number station Interspersed with music bOx tune at 2103. (Mr. Glasgow, Scotland)

Czech female five-digit number station at 1925. (Glasgow, SCOtland)

German female five-digit number station at 2141. (Glasgow, Scotland)

German female five-digit number station at 2147. (Glasgow, Scotland)

CGC Harriet Lane/USS Vreeland working Cape Radio In USB at 0954. (Alexander, PA)

NMG·COMSTA New Orteans, Louisiana, working USCGC Buttonwood, WLB-306 at 0319 In USB then Shifted to 6961.0 kHz. (Hiii, Ml)

Unld station wllh KY·28 "Parkhill" secure voice traffic In USB at 0339. (Tim Tyler, Ypsllantl, Ml) Welcome aboard, nm. -Larry

CGC Harriet Lane working Gape Radio In USB at 0748. (Alexander, PA)

USIA-Rabat (Tangier), Morocco, with conclusion of English news and request to stanaby for Arabic files In two minutes (heavy AC hum). RTIY 435/75. (Biiodeau, IL)

CG 6592 working CG Detroit Air for weather at 2355 In USB. CG Rescue 2793 calling Traverse City Air at 0010 In USB. (Hiii, Ml)

NOP-USCG COMSTA Brooklyn, New York, caught end of transmission securing guard for aircraft ?8K at 2332 In USB. (Neal Perdue, AL)

Liberty Star working Gape Radio In USB at 1102. (Alexander, PA)

King 1 working Rescue Ops In USB at 1009. Bloodhound 39 working DOD Gape In USB at 0901. Jolly 1 working Gape Radio In USB al 0914. Victor 1 Charlie working Bloodhound 39 In USB at 0923. (Alexander, PA)

Unld AP news, medical topics and world news headlines at 0316. VFT 85/75. (Bilodeau, IL) Maybe GYA-Royat Navy London.-Larry Unld FAX station wllh significant wave chart of the Pacific al 0501. FAX 120/ 576. (Bilodeau, IL) Hmmmm. Anybody know who thJs Is? I have no l/Sllng.-Larry

NMN-USCG Portsmouth, Virginia, COMSTA with cw marker and SITOR­A Idler at 0412. (Fernandez, MA)

KFB-Palm Beach, Florida, working the Tropic Rain/Mist/Night/Sun with position reports at 1020 In USB. (Ray McCar1hy, NY)

West coast fishing boats with lot of profanity abOut govemmenl regs on fish size and having observers abOard. Said they (observers) would make good Sharl< l:>alt at 0215 In LSB. (TSgt Skip Harwood, Beale AFB, CA) Welcome aboard, Skip. Nice to have another mil guy around. Wonder If any government nsheiy folks read thJs cclumn?-Larry

English female five-digit number station at 2121. (Glasgow, SCOtland)

SLHFB ·x·?·tuned Into a moderately fast cw on this frequency wllh signal fair at 0630. The CW ceased abOut a minute after tune-In and commenced transmitting the letter ·x · at a rate of 60 per minute. Kllngenfuss list Prague, CFL-7 no listing SUSL has unknown with continuous ·x: (Hardester, NC) Mike, I only show the same listing as SUSL.·Larry

same station as abOve heard several nights best when darkness to my east. (Chip Veres, Hollywood, FL)

Female repeating number groups In unidentified Slavic language In USB al 0326. (TYier, Ml)

NMG-COMSTA New Orteans, working Air Station (that's a tong haul -Larry) In reference to a rescue on the Chinese vessel Tlaghouhal. Got the USS Lexington Involved and they sent a helo FoXflre 401 to the scene. AJ. 0224 In USB. (Michael Lennon, Grand Rapids, Ml) Welcome aboard, Mike, neat log, neat frequency.·Larry

Unld language male five-digit number station at 21 10. Numbers were: Chlnch, Uno, Shapay, Ort, Nowa, Patru, Zero. Fast tune played twice between messages. Ended with '1ermlna• spoken three times. (Glasgow, Scotland)

Two unid males In English using XXXX-rated language In USB at 0157. (Hiii, M l)

Spanish female four-digit number station at 0320. (Harwood, CA)

Spanish female four-digit number station at 0012. (TYier, Ml)

llOOHK (net control?) In USB at 0050 with roll call check In. Other stations noted: llOYGR, llOWIL and llOER. Net control at fair level and other stations ranged from fair to poor. Who? (Hardester, NC) Good question, Mike, readers?-Larry

AWS-Offutt AFB, NE with 850/ 75 RTIY weather at various times. (Ed Flynn, CA) Ed, according to Scott, these guys don't have a schedule. And yes, Gayle and I wfli be at the Monitoring Times convention next year, good Lord and Saddam wflllng.-Larry

7405.0 Someone calling 'Hello BO, calling all buggers, this Is KK61A.' ended wllh 'Well, crap, It would help If I were on the righl band. (Harwood, CA) Skip, you win the unusual log of the month award, In fact this one Is blZBffB.-Larry.

7535.0 Norfolk SESEF radio checking various HF radios aboard the USNS Pawcatuk (T-A0-108) and quick radio check for USS Scout. (TYier, Ml)

7590.0 English female three/two digit number station at 2019. (Glasgow, Scotland)

7650.0 CW flvfHllglt number station heard at 2120. (Glasgow, Scotland)

n 14.0 TKJ-Oouala. Cameroon, with RY test tape at 0503. RTTY 397 /50. (Biiodeau, IL)

7890.0 A0 0 3·N0110Slblrsk, USSR, With coded meteo at 0130. RTTY 476/50. (Biiodeau, IL)

8765.4 Unld shore station providing phone patches for ships (operator had British accent and was not WOO). P3)D2 requested line to Syria. none available. A9FL had trouble hearing shore station. (Preston Sewell, NJ) Probably Portlshead Radio In UK, Preston.-Larry

8880.0 German female fl111Hllglt station at 2131. (Glasgow, Scotland)

8970.0 Possible fishing fleet around 0500 In LSB using calls like Fox 574/0uebec 413/ Quebec 144, etc. (Harwood, CA) Probably Is, Slclp.­L.arry

9017.0 Geometric and Rain Sale In USB at 1909 on PACCS/WWABNCP primary frequency. (Tyler, Ml)

9023.0 Hit Song/Geranium/Side Car/Mischief/Steersman with major NORAD/ JCS exercise. Clear voice, KY·28 secure voice and KL-43 secure data traffic. Also on 263.825 FM FL TSATCOM With Red Dog fighters. In USB al 1430 on CINCNORAD ABNCP frequency. {Tyler, Ml)

9055.0 English female five-digit number station at 2035. (Glasgow, Scotland)

9121.0 02D, E68 and E92 running data and using voice coordination In USB al 1832. {TYier, Ml)

9150.0 English female five-digi t number station at 2131. (Glasgow, Scotland)

9230.0 Spanish female five-digit number station at 0524. (Fernandez, MA)

931 8.0 Russian male fl11e-dlglt number station at 2124. (Glasgow, Scotland) 9325.0 German female flvfHllglt number station at 2040. (Glasgow, Scotland)

9500.0 Sledge, Sledge 01, Breastbone, Nebula. Lawyer, Parent. Drawing Card, Harris, Plnetree and Langtree running traffic on procedural messages

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and correct operating procedures In USB at 1930. (Johnson, IL) Sounds '-- -------------- ----- --------_, Ilka a mllltary training net, nm. Nol sure who however, I don't have anything In the database or reterences.-Larry

10069.0 Berne Radio-Berne, SWltzer1and LDOC wol1dng TWA aircraft with position/flight data repor1 In USB at 0242. (Fernandez. MA)

10075.0 German female fl11e-dlglt number station at 2043. (Glasgow, Scotland)

10640.0 CW fl111Hllglt number station heard al 1949. (Glasgow, Scotland) 10676.0 USAF-SAC? A mate with 10 count then • Communications, out'

with standard SAC beep tone at end of transmission. (Fernandez, MA)

10780.0 King 2 wol1dng Cape Radio In USB at 0957. Aler11 wol1dng Cape Radio In USB at 1050. USS Vreeland wol1dng Cape Radio In USB al 0745. (Alexander, PA)

11035.0 English female five-digit number station at 2223. (Glasgow, Scotland)

11056.0 SAM 28000/Alr Force ONe on ground In Chlcato, enroute Baille Creek, Michigan, then Andrews In LSB at 2140. {TYier, Ml)

11 059.0 Air Force Two working Andrews AFB In USB at 2042. {Tyler, M l)

11108.0 German female f111e-dlglt number slallon at 1841. (Glasgow, Scotland)

11214.0 Idol 31 working Idol 32. Some sort of AWACS platforms - possibly E-3, E-2C or J-Stars aircraft. Radio operators sounded like USN types In USB at 0536. (Tyler, Ml)

11222.0 Illegal fisherman type comms. Man was on boar, wife/girlfriend was on land. Canadian accents at 0245 In LSB. {TYier, Ml)

11310.0 Fisherman on west coast (References to San Diego) having a lot of bad luck In LSB al 0025. Slrange frequency and mode for fisherman, Isn't It? (McCarthy, NY) Yes, Ray, these guys are showing up all over the specJrum.-Larry

1131 8.0 Russian VOLMET-Kulbyshe11 (female) on with weather In Russian, followed by olher stations In various locations In USSR In e110ry five minutes. (Fernandez. MA)

11400.0 Russian male five-digit number station at 210t. (Glasgow, Scotland)

11415.0 English male five-digit number station at 2009. (Glasgow, Scotland)

13306.0 Exxon 99 (KC-10) working New York ATC with poslllon report and aircraft enroute to Robbins AFB, Georgia. (Hiii. Ml)

13311.3 Ashing boat outbanders In LSB discussing fishing ops off NE US coast. the aero bands are getting pretty abused lately with these types of comms. (Fernandez. MA) You bet they are. 8111.-Larry

13333.0 A siren sound, then net call-up. Call signs Included 'ZING, ZOBY. 480G. BCUE. and GOAW. Some traf11c, but signals dlslorted. Lasted for about

len minutes In USB at 0059. WHOZIT? (Hiii, Ml) Sounds /Ike II might be the Speedblrd LDOC In London.-Larry

13737.0 5YD7·Nalrobl, Kenya with aviation nolams and weather for Nairobi al 0130. Severe ORM from AM station. ATTY 203/50. (Biiodeau, IL)

14607.2 Interpol messages from unld station at 0308 using SITOR-A. ID and descriptions of wanted persons. (Norm Anderson, Santa Ana. CA) Welcome aboard, Mike, please report often.·L.Brry

14818.0 NNNOCVG-USS Eisenhower working stateside stations wllh phOOe patch traffic at 2330 In USB. (Biii Barnes, VT)

16202.0 STK·Khartoum, Sudan, With RY test tape at 0321. ATTY 782/50. (Bilodeau, IL)

16395.0 English female four-digit number station al 1611. (Glasgow, Scotland) 16603.0 TWo mates with British accents In comms about that sounded like

oceanographic electronic equipment repairs. Some gear was sent back from the states wllh high price tags on them and discussion on getting someone with proper background In electronics to repair and set up Ule gear In the future. Lots of mention of 'Waves' (waveforms?) by number. Sounded like a ship and shore station. No IDs were given except fi rst names when they cleareel In USB at 2234. (Fernandez. MA)

18180.0 KPA14-lsraell Moshad number slatlon at 1510. (Glasgow, Scotland)

20198.0 Space Shuttle Discovery and Houston Mission Control transmissions In LSB at various times. (Koklnda. OH)

20737.0 Phone patches belween military servicemen In 5audl desert and loved ones back home In USB at 1823. Stateside station IOed as VMD. (Johnson, IL) Probably Air Force MARS, nm.-Larry

20845.2 RFOP-Unld French military station. Both A and B channels active with a mix of encryption and plain text messages In French at 1850. ARO 96 baud. (Bilodeau. IL) French Forcas Dflbou/1.-Larry

20868.0 Spanish female four-digit number station at 0027. (Fernandez, MA)

20946.0 8BY-Unld station with VW 8BY mmer followed by What looked like channel numbers or coded frequencies. Location unknown, pertlaps Indonesia. CW at 1850. (Biiodeau, IL) Probably.-Larry

24871.7 Unld French military station wllh 'controle de vole' test message at 0325. AE0-E3 358/ 96. (Biiodeau, IL)

MONITORING TIMES February l<J91 33

The Scanning Report

Bob Kay c/o MT, P.O. Box 98 Brasstown, NC 28902

Scanning in the Hole As we descend the concrete stairs, the sunlight and the

familiar noises of the city are somehow absorbed, eliminated. In the few minutes that it takes to reach the tunnels, we are alone, underground.

The New York City Transit Police refer to this place as, "down in the hole" and as you probably guessed, we are standing in the New York Subway.

If you're worried about our safety, relax. There hasn't been a wild west style shoot out down here for at least two weeks. If you see someone running, get out of the way. Bandits routinely rob people on the surface, and then run through the subway to escape the regular police. Fires in the subway, are another common occurrence. If you see something ablaze, don't panic-it happens all the time.

Need to call a cop? Good luck. Finding a public phone in working order is nearly impossible. Vandals cut the pay phone lines on a regular basis. If you could use the phones, the Transit Police probably wouldn't come to your rescue. Why? Because the radio system down here doesn't work!

The Transit Police radio communication system predates the 1940's. When a Transit Police officer uses his 2 watt portable radio, the radio signals are supposed to be picked up by antennas above the tracks.

The antenna is a thick length of cable that carries the radio signals to a junction box. The box sends the radio signal over a wire to the Transit Police Dispatcher. Fifty years ago, the system probably worked reasonably well. In today's world, the antenna above the subway tracks can't pick up signals from more than 20 feet away. This causes numerous "dead spots," where cops can't send or receive radio messages.

To make matters worse, the cops in the subways can't communicate directly. Their small, 2 watt radios simply don't have sufficient power.

Needless to say, the scanning action can be sizzling hot - if you can hear it. Keep in mind that subway communications are delivered to the dispatcher via wired lines. If you're on the surface, it may not be possible to hear the transmissions from the transit police on foot patrol. That's why I brought you guys down into the subway. Hopefully, we can hear both sides of the action and have some fun. If you're not afraid to hang around, here are the 7 basic transit police frequencies:

e- Mable Nea cl U98 160.260 Command Frequency

F-1 160.305 151.310 Brooklyn F-2 160.500 151.190 Bronx F-3 160.965 151.145 Queens F-4 160.905 151 .340 Manhattan F-5 160.305 160.305 Common F-6 160.695 160.695 RM P's

As you scan the above frequencies, here are some of the more common codes that may be monitored.

Adam A/O Baker Charlie Central

Sergeant Arresting Officer Lieutenant captain Dispatcher for RMP's

CPO DD TP TPO Radio

City police officer Detective division Train patrol Transit police officer Dispatcher for underground/portable units

The sewers of New York are guarded by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; But who will protect you if you venture into the subways?!

Although subway scanning can certainly be exciting, there are many additional agencies in New York that can be monitored. Here's a small sampling of the frequencies that I have for the New York area.

Railroads 160.395 160.485 160.845 161 .190/ 158.880 161 .505/158.775 161.565/158.805 470.3875 470.4375 470.4875

Coney Island Yard S.l.R. T Maintenance of way/yards Yard operations Division A Division B·1 Division B·2 Maintenance-active durtng fires & emergen<:les Staten Island Rapid Transit Command Center Maintenance of way

Transit Authority Bus Operations 30.820 30.860 30.90 31 .02 31 .06 31 .12 31.14 44.56 44.58 44.60 158.775 161 .175 161 .250/160.230 161 .355 161.520/ 160.530 470.4125 470.4625

Flatbush Bus Depot East New York Bus Depot 146th St Bus Depot 132nd St Bus Depot Jamaica Bus Depot 126th St Bus Depot Klngsbrtdge Bus Depot Base Radio Bronx surface authortty Base Radio Repair and supervision Supervisors Staten Island 54th St Bus Depot Fresh Pond Depot Staten Island digital Olgltal data Staten Island voice Queens Village Bus Depot-Voice Queens VIiiage Bus Depot-Data

Future Transit Authority Frequency Plan Base Transmll 161 .190 161.505 161.565

Bme & Aemole Rec:eMn 158.880 158.775 158.805

Transit Authority Portables 151 .340/160.905 151 .190/ 160.500 151 .145/ 160.695 151 .310/ 160.305 158.880/ 161 .190 158.775/ 161 .505 158.805/ 161 .565 160.845------161.190/ 158.880

Police/ Manhattan Police/ Bronx Police/ Queens Police/ Brooklyn Traln/ DlvlslOn A Train/ Division B-1 Train/ Division 8·2 Train/ Yard Train

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158.880/161.190 Command 161.505/158.775 Train 158. 775/161.505 Command 161.565/158.805 Train 158.805/ 161 .565 Command Trlboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority: 453.550 Operations American Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals, (ASPCA): 155.265 Rescue, Humane Law Enforcement, Animal Port

Cemeteries: 463.350 151.745 151.775 154.570 30.920

151.745 154.600 151 .805

Catholic (KZM-567) Cypress Hills (KNCA-582) Evergreen (WXU-416) Flushing (K0-9964) Lulheran (KFZ-233) Mount Olivet Mount Zion (KA-67891) Oceanvlew (KNAM-330)

Well gang, that's it. If our visit to the subways of New York made you nervous, I apologize. However, you should consider yourself lucky I had originally planned to visit the underground sewers, and look for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Tunics. Cowabunga, dudes!

Treasure Hunt This is your last month to win a frequency counter from

Opto Electronics. As most of you know, Opto is the leader in high tech, highly sensitive frequency counters. For the January/February Hunt, I have one 1300 H/A and one, lop of the line UTC 3000.

The 1300 H/A is probably the most popular counter on todays market. It features 1 megahertz to 1.3 gigahertz coverage, rechargeable batteries, high sensitivity, and it has a factory installed internal amplifier.

The UTC 3000 is an advanced, hand held frequency counter that can measure between 10 Hertz and 2.4 gigahenz. The instrument is superbly crafted, and it features a "bargraph," and

a "hold button." The bargraph is a 16 segment display that reacts to signal

strength. As the signal becomes stronger, the bargraph displays additional segments. Generally, if three segments are showing, there is a signal present that can be measured. With a little practice, the bargraph can be used to guide the user to the strongest point of the transmitted signal. And as we all know, that particular location will provide us with our best chance to catch a frequency.

Pressing the hold button will cause the UTC 3000 to "freeze" the display. In the past, you only had a few seconds to memorize the captured frequency. With the UTC 3000, you can hold the displayed frequency for as long as the batteries hold a charge.

To win the lITC 3000 or the 1300 H/A, use the November 1990 issue of MT to answer the following questions.

1. What is the toll free order line for Opto Electronics? 2. Name the scanner radio that features Hyperscan. 3. Provide the page number that features a picture of a clown. 4. In what column can the word, "Heightrophobia," be found? 5. Provide one NIS frequency for NAS, Dallas, Texas.

When you send your entry, don't forget to observe our new rules. FAX entries are not allowed. Multiple entries are okay, but you must send them separately. Post card entries are encouraged and they also save you postage.

The UTC 3000 will be awarded to the first name that is randomly selected as a prize winner. The 1300 H/ A will be awarded to the second name that is selected. Happy hunting!

Frequency Exchange Monitoring Times editor Larry Miller just received the gas

bill fo r last month's frequency exchange. You probably

MONITORING TIMES Febroa1y 1991 35

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The Scanning Report

remember that we visited California and then went to Florida. This month, I will attempt to limit our visits to a more specific area.

Since we started the column in New York City, let's go back to the Big Apple, and check out a few 800 megahertz frequencies:

Transit Authority Dream Frequencies (Licensed but not implemented) 854.8625 854.9125 855.1125 855.3625 855.6125 855.8625 855.9125 855.1625 855.4125 855.6625 856.7375 857.7375 858.7375 859.7375

From New York City, we travel only a few miles to the city of Danbury, Connecticut. Dave Smith lives in the area, and here are a few of his favorite frequencies:

42.640 37.90

464.925 473.3125 460.550 464.675 154.875 153.n5

CT Highway Patrol speed lraps Danbury Highway Maintenance (Snow storms) Danbury Hospital Security Danbury SWAT frequency SWAT paging Fair Mall Motor Vehicle Dept., Main repealer Office of Emergency Management. Tesls on Wednesday/SAM Stalewlde Police Holllne 45.86

As most of you know, South Carolina is just a little south of Danbury, Connecticut. Since it won't take much gas to get there, let's stop in and check out a frequency contribution that was sent in anonymously.

39.98 42.06 42.08 42.10 42.12 42.14 42.26 42.34 48.18

119.05 154.025 160.590 161 .10 161 .265 165.2375

South Carolina HP

Savannah Eleclrtc Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort tower Georgia Slate Prisons ~eaford Syslem rail road

Bureau of Customs · Savannah

The State of Texas is just Southwest of South Carolina. Heck, you can stand in South Carolina and pretty near hit Texas with a stone. Since it is just over the next hill, let's stop at the home of David B. Cundiff, and check out his frequency list for Lubbock, Texas.

39.58 131 .50 151.355 151.415 159.2700 452.975 457.975 463.125 463.725

Texas Fire Marshal Carellnk Hellcopler Texas State ParkS Texas ParkS & Wiidiife Texas ParkS & Wiidiife Avalanche Journal Avalanche Journal AeroCare Helicopter A&roCare Hellcopler

No doubt you've heard Australia referred to as the "land down under." Actually, Australia isn't that far from Texas. I don't know the exact mileage but how far "under" Texas could it be? Bob Bell lives in Australia, and he has extended an invitation for everyone to pay him a visit. If your passport is handy, jump aboard. Our next stop is Sydney, Australia.

72.380 72.98 159.430 163.30 168.540 462.925 466.70 467.275 468.60

Sidney Morning Herald Nallonal ParkS and Wildlife Nallonal ParkS and Wiidiife Sidney Morning Herald Train track Inspectors, slalewlde Sidney University security National Crime Auth. Flsherles lnspeciors Slale Emergency

473.225 485.250 489.225 489.60 489.625 489.725

Immigration Dept. Harbourtlnk Monorail Sidney Surf Lifesaving ~usloms Service, airport

I hope that you enjoyed this month's Frequency Exchange. And don't worry about the gas bill. I'll tell Larry Miller that we were in Sidney, New York.

The Scanning Test Are you ready to put your scanning ability to the test? In

January's column, I introduced our Scanning Certificate Program. If you missed that issue, don't panic. Here's what you need to know.

There are three levels of expertise. Scanning Novice, Scanning Specialist and Scanning Communications Expert (SCE). To become a certified SCE, you must have successfully passed all three exams.

At this time, I'm offering the Novice test . It consists of 30 multiple choice questions. You simply darken the correct answer and return the answer sheet. If you pass the exam, you'll receive a scanning certificate that can be framed for display.

To take the test, send $10.00 dollars to: Scanning Test, P.O. Box 695, Honey Brook, PA 19344. The ten dollar fee includes the price of your Novice test, and the mailing of your certificate. There are no hidden costs, and this isn't a gimmick.

I designed all three exams, and I'm personally grading each test. This isn't a program that simply takes your money and then sends you a worthless certificate. You'll cam each award by passing a test.

If you don't pass, you don't advance. If you think that you have the "right stuff," prove it - take the Novice test.

Scanning the Big Mac Personally, I can't get excited over monitoring MacDonald's,

but there are dedicated listeners out there. Here's the latest frequency pair that was sent in from an anonymous reader: 33.15/151.895.

AM or FM My mail bag indicates that many of you cannot decide if a

particular frequency should be programmed in the AM or FM mode. Here's a brief explanation that should help.

Military radio communications between 30-80 megahertz are wideband FM. Between 108-144 megahertz, the mode is AM, but there is an exception. Military bases operate narrowband FM between 138-144 megahertz. Narrowband FM is also used between 144-150.8, 162-174 and 406-420 MHz. The AM mode is used between 225-400 MHz. However, there is another exception. Satellite communications between 240-270 MHz may be FM or SSB.

Thank You A "tip o' the typewriter" to the New York Police Officers

who supplied information for "Scanning in the Hole." Your help was greatly appreciated.

Next Month Has the news media slandered the hobby of scanning? Next

month I'll tell you about my television interview and the reason for its cancellation.

36 February 1991 MONITORING TIMES

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Radio New Zealand Inter­national is marking their first anniversary by

offering a "limited edition" t-shirt for sale. The shirt features the station's name in English and Maori ("Te Reo lrirangi 0 Aotearoa 0 te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa"), its distinctive Pacific logo (which looks like a bad dream -- it's quite exotic), as well as the frequencies.

We haven't seen the shirt but we are told that it is printed front and back in black and yellow on white. They come in sizes small through XXOS and are priced at US$20.00. Checks or cash are accepted and orders to the U.S. are dispatched airmail.

The address for the RNZI t-shirt is RNZI Enterprises, P.O. Box 2092, Wellington, New Zealand. Tell them that you read about it in Monitoring Times.

Free Ham Video from ICOM

I COM America, Inc., says that it has completed production of a special 2~

minute video about ham radio. According to ICOM officials, Zman Productions, together with local hams, explored 'an innovative concept for the video."

38 Febmmy 1991

Neither ICOM nor Zman will reveal the content of the video other than to say that "'More Than Radios' is a story about real people with a simple . statement about amateur radio woven into the plot.' The story took six months to film.

Copies of the video tape are free of charge. All you have to do is send a letter of request on your club's . stationary. The address 1s: Zman Productions, 8051 N.E. 143rd St., Bothell, Washington 98011. A limited number of tapes are available.

MagicNotch

T he MagicNotch audio filter is an automatic notch filter designed to instantly

remove heterodyne interference from SSB (Single Side Band) reception. According to the manufacturer, it effectively reduces interference created by negligent ham operators tuning on or near the frequency you want to hear, Morse code signals, and other carrier~. The MagicNotch filter also ~la1ms to be effective in reducing computer-generated interference.

When interference is detected by the control circuitry, the internal switched capacitor active filter is automatically tuned to that frequency, reducing interfer­ence by up to 40 dB. In many instances, the operator may not even know that interfer­ence has occurred!

The filter is powered by 10-

14 volts DC, which is usually obtained from the accessory connector found on some radios.

Interested in hearing how it works? J-Com has a recording you can listen to. Dial 408-336-3503. For more information, contact J-Com at 408-336-3503 or write P.O. Box 194, Ben Lomand, CA 95005-0194.

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Topically alphabetized, thousands of terms, abbre­viations, street-slang refer­ences, and surveillance buzz words are explained for the first time in a definitive volume.

Radio monitors will imme­diately recognize--and appreciate--tables of frequen­cies used by DEA, ATF, FBI, cellular telephones, FAA, air­craft flight tests, U.S. Marshals, Border Patrol, medical net­works, U.S. Air Force Mystic Star, military air refueling, aero­batic teams, Secret Service and others.

Lists of resources and addresses are provided, as are public safety ten codes and response codes. Quite an eye opener for the dedicated monitoring enthusiast.

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Wireless Burglar Alarm

Midland was at one time the leading supplier. of CB radios. It now bills

itself as offering ·a very broad range of specialty products" -specifically things like the Midland State-Of-The-Art Wire­less Car Burglar Alarm.

This portable unit, called the 72-375, is powered via the vehicle's cigarette lighter or by direct hook up to the battery.

The 72-375 detects intrusion by monitoring both motion and vibration - motion being attempts to tow or push the vehicle and vibration being any type of shock such as an attempt to break a window.

The unit can be turned on and off with a small remote control device that operates from up to 30 feet away.

For more information on the 72-375 wireless car burglar alarm, contact Midland at 1690 North Topping, Kansas City, Missouri 816-241 -8500.

Scanning Ontario

F or Ontario scanning enthusiasts, the Ontario Frequency Directory is

one incredible directory! Featuring public safety, aircraft and marine, utilities, paging and trunked communications systems, racing and railroads, ham radio and government, Brian Keegan has detailed over 11 ,000 separate entries.

Sorted first by frequency (27-956 MHz), a cross­reference by city makes this volume particularly suited for scanner monitoring. Data fields include frequency, location,

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type of assignment and name of licensee.

To order the Ontario Frequency Directory, send $21 plus $3 shipping (Ontario residents add $1.95 sales tax) to Canscan Publishing, Box 3009, Tecumseh Postal Station, Windsor, Ont. Canada N8N 2M3)

New Editions in Print:

1991 Pirate Radio Directory

Noted pirate chaser George Zeller has put together another

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In addition to the profiles, Zeller presents an overview of this constantly shifting cast of characters and offers tips on how to tune in these elusive phantoms of the airwaves.

J oerg Klingenfuss's annual utility guide is an excellent

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The Guide is arranged by frequency and includes call signs, modes and locations of stations. Addi­tional chapters include alphabetized call sign lists, ITU location symbols, NATO routing system, extensive ATTY information with associated Q and Z codes, addresses of some 1000 utilities stations around the globe, and even fold-out aeronautical charts.

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Unfortunately, Hughes perpetuates a common myth by warning against using 75 ohm TV coax. In actual fact, 75 ohm RG-6/ U offers less signal loss than any 50 ohm cable except the most expensive (to which it is nearly equal).

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An introductory section explains some monitoring law basics from state to state along with a glossary of frequently-encountered radio terms. Alphabetized by state, the handbook lists the best frequency "hits" for

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the beginner's corner

Not So Heavy Metal A Guide to Soldering

As I look back over February columns gone by, I find that I do tend to ''wool gather" a bit in preparation for my work on such a cold winter month. This month I spent some time in consideration of the teaching role 'The Beginner's Comer" performs. This led me to remember my first electronics teacher back in my freshman year at John F. Kennedy High School, Colonel Blink")' Austell. (No, spark gaps were NOT still in use.)

Blink')' was fresh out of the Air Force and he thought teaching kids would be a neat way to make a post-retirement living. We were somewhat less disciplined than the airmen he was used to leading. Still in all, he did his best.

Is this linear thinking exercise going someplace, Uncle Skip?

Hey, have I ever let you down? Somewhere in the midst of frying the odd

resistor, Blinky Austell was the first guy to show me the correct way to make a "Western Union" splice. Colonel Austell also taught me how to handle a soldering iron and, if I may say so myself, I have been a better person for it. Some people chase themselves to mountain tops to learn various skills from ancient masters. Old Blinky taught me the "Zen" of the perfect solder joint. Does that make me a Soldering Samurai? What more could a person ask for?

Every good student must become a teacher. So I pass on Colonel Austell's wisdom in a little ditty I like to call:

Okay, I can anticipate the first question. Why should I learn to solder? Easy, Bunkey. it's one of those skills that you will always find a use for. Even if you never have any desire to build or repair your own equipment, soldering is almost a necessity when it comes to putting up a good antenna. What if your car stereo speaker connection broke loose? A little dab of solder can usually put things right.

Soldering Irons

Sometimes I wish things were as simple as they were back when Blink')' was teaching me soldering. In the good old days, you could handle just about every kind of need with one standard garden-variety 25-watt soldering pencil. In general, and especially for the beginner, this type of soldering iron will still

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be the way to go for most soldering projects. You will want to get an iron that has replaceable tips as these give way periodically under normal use.

However, if you find yourself graduating to projects that involve hooking up integrated circuits, your second investment will be in a 15-watt iron that has a "grounded tip." These type of irons can be easily spotted by checking out the power cord to see if it has a third prong on the plug just like most major appliances.

Also, if your soldering tastes tend to get heavy, such as bringing together two large antenna wires, you will need to look into 100 or 200 watt soldering guns.

The last time I dug to the bottom of my tool box I discovered that I have acquired five different types of soldering irons over the years to meet various needs. Over time, it is

One cold solder joint in a transceiver like this /COM JC-765 could render it useless.

likely you will graduate from your 25 watt iron. You will find that most electronics parts outlets and better hardware stores will be able to equip you with your every soldering need.

Caring for your Iron

As you make use of your soldering iron, you will want to keep the tip cleaned and "tinned." Cleaning simply involves wiping excess solder and waste flux off on a damp sponge. Tinning is simply the process of touching the solder to the iron's tip and applying a light coat of fresh solder immediately prior to making a connection. Both of these steps allow your iron to work efficiently and they prolong tip life.

Also, keep in mind that the tip of your soldering iron will run well in excess of the temperature that will set paper, wood and human flesh on fire. Therefore, you will want to keep your heated soldering iron in a safe stand or holder whenever you are not using it.

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You will only pick up a soldering iron by the wrong end once, the learning experience and the scars will last a lifetime.

Solder

Back when Blinky was teaching, all you had to do was pop down to the nearby Allied Electronics Store (that was what we had before Radio Shack) and pick up a roll of 60/40 rosin core solder. Things have changed a bit.

Good old 60/40 solder was an alloy made of 63 percent tin and 37 percent lead. This particular mixture of metals would melt just under 400 degrees F and it would melt and spread uniformly and rapidly.

But we now live in a world that has become increasingly concerned about our day to day exposure to lead in our environment. So now we make use of solder that is made up of 96 percent tin and 4 percent silver. You have to use more heat, 430 degrees F, and it is a tad more expensive, but it seems to get the job done just as well as its ancestor. I guess I just don't think calling it 96/4 will ever catch on.

All solder used for electronics must utilize a rosin-based flux as opposed to the acid­based flux commonly used by plumbers. Acid­based flux would corrode electronic components. Fortunately, we do not need to give this a great deal of thought because the rolls of solder you will pick up at your local electronics outlet will have the rosin flux right inside of it, hence the name Rosin Core Solder.

Flux removes the oxides that are present in your connection that cannot be removed by cleaning and floats them away from the joint. This will appear as a yellowish-brownish ooze on the surface of your soldered connection. This yuk is easily wiped away with a little alcohol.

Okay, we have the soldering iron, we have the solder. Let's get started . .

A Very Simple Soldering Connection -- Two Wires

Heat up your soldering iron. Make sure that the tip is clean and properly tinned.

Take two pieces of plain old wire. The kind you might use to hook up stereo speakers. Strip the insulation off of one end of each wire back about an inch. Prepare the two ends by making sure they are as clean as you can possibly get them. If the portions of the wires you are connecting are contaminated by

just about any substance, the joint will be subject to corrosion and failure. The solder's flux will remove the oxides that form during the heating but it cannot perform miracles.

Next take the two stripped ends and twist them together tightly. Make sure they are twisting together and that it is not simply one wire traveling around the surface of the other. This takes some care but it will provide you with one of the essentials of successful soidering. You always want to create the most sound and stable mechanical connection between the two parts that you want to join. Solder is not ~e~l~y a glue? rather it creates an alloy between the two pieces you are JOmmg and itself. An unstable joint will often be a source of failure as the joint weakens over time. So in the case of our two wires, after you have twisted them together by hand, you will want to give them a bit of a twist and maybe even a squeeze with a pair of pliers.

Now that we have our mechanical connection take up your soldering iron in one hand and your solder in the 'other.

Aha. How do you hold the items being soldered? Easy, Compadre. Stabilize the wires on a table top, perhaps resting them under a few tools or books. Or clamp the wires in a small vise. The idea is to get the soon-to-be-soldered connection free from movement and reasonably far away from anything that might be damaged by the heating process. Since every connection you will ever make will be unique, you will have to get creative in your methods. But this is half of the fun.

Now where were we? Oh yes. With solder and iron in hands, first test the iron to see if the tip is hot enough to get the job done. This is checked by touching the solder to the tip and watching it melt. Just a touch, more than this will make for messy work.

Next touch the hot iron to the wires and hold it there. Make sure that the iron is heating both wires. This should be fairly easy if you have made a sound mechanical foundation.

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After a moment (you will get a feel for how long with practice), while the iron is still heating the connection, touch the solder to the '--------------------------­connection's surface. Do not touch the solder to the iron. If the joint is a circuit board. The only real change in the program is that you will heated sufficiently, the solder will flow over the two wires evenly. want to tin the leads of the resistor prior to mounting. This is simply When t~e s~rface of the joint is covered fully, remove the solder you done by heating each lead and applying a thin layer of solder just as ?re holding m your hand and then remove the soldering iron. If you do you do w~en you tin, the leads of the resistor prior to mounting. 1t the or.her way around, you may find the roll of solder stuck to your . If the rucu1t bo~rd s metal surfaces have not been pre-tinned, you connection. will also want to tm the pads that the component will be mounted

Place your soldering iron in its safety stand. Be sure you allow the through. Be careful that you do not close the mounting holes in the soldered connection to cool without moving it. process of tinning the pads. This tinning process improves heat

Now take a moment to inspect your work. If all went well, the transfer. Then all the old rules apply. Sound mechanical connection surface of the connection should appear shiny with perhaps a touch of (usually done by spreading the leads after mounting), heat both that yellow-brown gook on its surface. component and board foil evenly, flow solder, remove heat and allow

If the joint appears dull, this is usually an indication of what is to cool. known as a cold solder joint. This will occur if the parts being When soldering on circuit boards you will want to generate enough connected were not heated evenly or if the mechanical connection heat to solder effectively but not so much as to cause damage to the ~?~ed even slightly during soldering. Cold solder joints may work board or surrounding components. mmally but will result in circuit failure in the not too distant future If you are soldering a component such as a transistor, diode or because the proper alloying process did not occur and the joint integrated circuit, you will need to draw heat away from the becomes subject to corrosion. component to prevent damage to its innards. This is accomplished with . !f the connection has a crusty or rough appearance, this usually a "heat sink." You can use pliers, tweezers, paper clips or commercially md1cates that you tried to flow the solder before the joint was produced heat sink tools. The object remains the same. The heat sink sufficiently heated and/or removed the heat too early. allows the heat to go somewhere other than to the inside of the

There you have it; you have just mastered the same basic skills that component, saving the day. Blin.J...-y Austell taught me so many years ago. Cut back the excess wire, wrap that puppy with electrical tape and you are in business. To the little electrons flowing along the wire, everything is copasetic.

Onward and Upward -Mounting a Component on a Circuit Board

Once you have mastered the skills required to join two wires, you can apply them to any situation. Let's say you want to put a resistor on

Zen Soldering

Seeking perfection in your soldering process will stand you in good stead wherever the radio monitoring hobby may lead you. Practice, practice, practice. That is all Blin.J...-y ever asked of us.

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A Fed Head If you have a good map, you'll find the

town of Cloudcroft in the west central part of New Mexico. The scenery here is breath­talcing, the air is clean and the people are friendly - most of them, anyhow. Some of the people you'll find around town aren't locals and some of them aren't tourists. Instead of loud Hawaiian shirts and bermuda short, they were the khaki's of military service or the ominous dark suits of certain government employees.

The reason for their presence in this tranquil little village is strictly top secret. Huddled amidst the tall pines and glistening in the bright mountain sunshine is a white geodesic dome. The narrow dirt road leading to the facility is easy to miss, the small sign understated: "USAF CLOUDCROFT OB­SERVATORY - STELLAR CALIBRA­TION SITE."

Go beyond that little sign and you will soon be confronted with others, larger and more threatening. The next one is attached to a heavy fence festooned with razor wire. "WARNING: NO TRESPASSING. ANY UNAUTHORIZED PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ALLOWED."

If you have a feeling that you're being watched, look around. You probably are. There are TV cameras, motion sensors, and a call box with a keyboard, all attached to the fence. For an observatory, the security here is rather intense.

What the huge white dome contains is actually a super-secret piece of high tech hardware managed by the Air Force for the CIA and NSA (National Security Agency). Officially known as the "Electro Optical Observation Site" on government budget records, the job of the USAF Cloudcroft Observatory is to take highly detailed photo­graphs of anything in orbit that the Air Force, CIA or NSA wants to see close up.

Originally commissioned in 1962 as a way to keep an eye on Soviet spy satellites, the equipment consisted of two five inch spotting scopes. These low powered "eyes" scan the sky, looking for potential targets. The scan­ning scopes were slaved to a larger forty eight inch telescope used for tracking and taking detailed photos of orbiting debris, satellites or spacecraft.

Even thirty years ago, the detail was said to be extraordinary. Cloudcroft can photo­graph an object the size of a basketball 22,000 miles out in space. Resolution is thought to be about one inch, so not only can they see the basketball in space, but they can also tell you who manufactured it.

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Today, the site is said to be even more impressive, updated with the latest optical and radio technology for photographing, tracking, and measuring the mass of any object in orbit. Sensitive BLINT (electrical intelligence) receivers record the telemetry data coming from spacecraft, pattern, store and break down any encrypted data, and pass it on for analysis to Air Force, NSA and CIA techni­cians. The telescope is so powerful that it has been used to count the broken tiles on the Space Shuttle while still in orbit.

Built by TRW and maintained as part of the Ground-Based Electro Optical Deep Space Surveillance System, or GEODSS, the operations headquarters are located at nearby Holloman Air Force Base in Alamagordo. It is connected to other sites at Taegu, South Korea, and Maui, Hawaii. The Air Force maintains GEODSS' function to spot new objects in space and relay their position to Space Surveillance Center at NORAD head­quarters.

This is where the monitoring fun comes in. Communications to and from GEODSS facilities, NORAD aircraft and NORAD HQ can be easily monitored by anyone living near or visiting one of the sites.

If you are ever in the area and have a scanner capable of monitoring the UHF military bands, pull into the small camping area just a quarter of a mile from the site and listen in. Be careful not to make your presence known, for there are frequent security patrols who would take great delight in confiscating your gear. I saw an innocent looking 4x4 filled with tough-looking USAF security personnel that screeched to a stop when they saw me by the side of the road, looking at the site with binoculars and holding a scanner. I beat it out of there fast and lost them in the tourist traffic heading to a country craft bazaar in Cloud­croft.

Even with the risks, the monitoring is first­class. On any given day you can hear coordinating between NORAD aircraft on alert, the GEODSS sites photographing and tracking the space objects, and F-15s running anti-sat (A-SAT) exercises on the passing birds. Holloman AFB is the base for the United States Air Force's A-SAT operations and has specially equipped F-15 Eagles that can destroy low-orbiting targets with two­stage missiles.

Some of the communications is encrypted but most are made in the clear. Data links from flying laser platforms, F-15s and AW A CS aircraft, can be heard engaged in

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SAN ::.1 RE 0 T E R . 0 '<-.,,: ·~ very realistic exercises, sometimes lasting for hours on end.

These are the frequencies in use near the site.

165.475 165.110 260.8 (AM)

Cloudcroft site security (USAF) Cloudcroft slle security (USAF) NORAD Prima~ AICC (air coordina­tion)

364.2 (AM)

288.0(NBFM)

264.9 AM

397.9 FM 324.3 AM 255.9 AM

NORAD operations (llnl<S to ground Siles and Holloman AFB) AFSATCOM link to ringmaster (NORAD Headquarters) Computer Data Link (AWACS/F-15 A-SAT Aircraft) Alamagordo ATC (High Altitude) Holloman AFB approach (F-15 base) Holloman AFB Departures

• Airborne Intercept Command Communications

Other active NORAD frequencies in use in the Cloudcroft area are 228.800 MHz, 234.7, 238.5, 251.0, 251.1 (A WACS link to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma), 256.6, 263.2, 270.4, 275.00, 278.600, 287.800, 292.700, 298.500, 302.400, 306.400, 325.500, 338.400, 344.000, 356.000, 364.200, 375.100, 386.200 and 392.800 MHz.

The amount of activity on these channels varies as does the communications mode. Sometimes the transmissions are AM, NBFM, WFM, data transmissions or encrypted. HF (shortwave) transmissions with other sites can be heard on 9.023 kHz.

Some housekeeping traffic can also be heard on the SAC frequencies of 311.00 MHz (SAC primary) and 322.00 MHz (SAC secondary).

Month of the Anonymous

A new reader up Missouri way just sent in a very nice list he accumulated at a recent airshow. The airshow was at Richards­Geba ur AFB, Missouri; the contributor wishes to remain anonymous.

36.80 38.65 42.15 46.90

118.90 119.2 123.3 123.475 124.2 127.2 141.0 141.85 143.60 148.125 148.15 148.175 148.45 148.50 148.55 149.30 149.975 150.195 150.225 150.445 163.4375 163.5625 164.175

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165.0875 165.1125 166.225 172.300 173.025 173.175 173.4375 173.4875 227.80 235.25 236.60 243.00 251.60 252.10 275.35 285.60 289.40 294.70 305.10 318.10 321.40 322.95 413.10 413.20 413.30 413.50 462.975 467.975

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Mil Sat Intercept Report

Mike Ross up Columbia, Tennessee, way has been monitoring some military satellite activity and a few other military frequencies. His list of intercepts was recently forwarded to me, so for those of you who are capable of hearing the milsats in the 240-270 MHz range, these logs are for you.

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30.350 NBFM 0654 Echo 3 Sierra wltll SAC type broadcast

261 .475 NBFM 0204 2 stations discussing

261 .475 NBFM 0228 problem with aircraft (SAT) Furlous/Z-man wllh message for relay to army dispatch and sl<ywatch coordinator for search. Gave freq as 390.2 129.25 51.60

261.475 NBFM 0412 Furlous/Tallplpe Kiio 1 crash site found-cannot confirm survivors

261.675 NBFM 1445 Dragon and ELC·Mllltary

261.675 NBFM 0827

personnel In Egypt with phone patches. (SAT) Dragon/ELC/KZZA·Mllltary personnel In Egypt with phone patches. (SAT) (I thin!<. Mll<e, this Is the 101 st Airborne In the Sinai·

261.900 NBFM 1013 Rod) 2 stations setting up phone patches via ACR 35 similar

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to ham patches but military. (SAT)

NBFM 1316 Barto/Sanford/Avon Park· Various operational subjects, locations of stations. (SAT}

135.575 NBFM 0410 Operational chit-chat, mentioned Alasl<a twice. (ATS satellite frequency-Rod)

261.600 NBFM 1608 Unl<nown/L7H calling wllh no-to/i (SAT}

261.600 NBFM 1615 NCX l7H "In the plane· one way traffic no response (SAT)

261 .450 NBFM 0157 Accuse/llnch·Barely readable (SAT)

261 .600 NBFM 0248 Unknown station female voice/Spanish (SAT} Very Interesting.

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Times as MT leads the way into the 90's with the industry's first satellite DX column.

Mailbag

"What is a preset frequency?" That question comes from reader Terrance Boot.

Terrance, here's your answer. Most military aircraft radios have a total channel storage capacity of around 20 frequencies. That means that the pilot or ground maintenance personnel ,can program these into the radio's memory, much as you store the frequencies of your favorite FM radio station on the car radio's buttons. In the case of the military, each frequency is assigned a number called a "preset" or "channel." These are not scanned by the pilot but are instead dialed up by manually turning a selector knob on the radio.

Instructions are simpler - "Go to button 15." Instead of trying to dial in 325.150 and having to watch the radio to make sure that frequency gets dialed up correctly, the pilot only has to worry about getting to the correct preset or "button" number.

One of the best ways to get preset information is to go to the local air show and, if tours are being conducted, jump into the cockpit and check out the frequency card usually next to the radio. At this point it might be wise to check with the tour guide to make sure it is okay to copy down the frequency information. From my many air show experiences, if the cards are sensitive, you will not see them displayed. When you finish copying the List you have a complete set of presets for that squadron and probably 90 percent of the presets for that base.

Once you have a preset list for your area it probably will not ' change very often. The frequency cards only change when a frequency changes, a special mission is being conducted,

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or the aircraft is operating outside its normal operating local area.

This list of presets comes from a fellow out in California who also wishes to remain anonymous. It's for McClellan Air Force Base.

fW§L EC!!!IU!!DQI! ~ 1 225.4 McClellan ground 2 369.2 McClellan tower 3 269.9 McClellan ATIS 4 256.7 Sacramento Metro 5 255.9 Travis tower 6 384.9 Travis ATIS 7 348.4 Mather tower 8 270.1 Mather ATIS 9 275.8 Elofson ground 10 255.6 Elelson tower 11 289.6 Castle tower 12 372.2 Piiot to dispatcher 13 344.6 PMSV:Metro 14 308.6 Yol<ota ground 15 315.8 Yokota tower 16 281 .0 Yol<ota ATIS 17 349.4 MAC command post 18 3n.8 McClellan consolidated

command post (FOSDICK) 19 276.0 41 RWRW command post

20 255.4 (Lari< control) Flight service station

~ 9 351.2 Mather AFRES (Bal<er

control) 10 311.0 Mather command post (also

SAC primary) 11 321 .0 Mather command post (also

SAC secondary) 12 296.0 Mather pilot to dispatcher

If you've got a copy of the May 1990 MT handy, you may want to look up this column and check out table 1. Randy Rodgers of Austin; Texas, sent us a listing of presets he personally saw in an RF-4 aircraft at Bergstrom Air Force Base.

Well, that does it for this month. Many thanks to all for the input and now it's time for some output; it's Cubo time.

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J)lane talk

Say Again? Listening to aero communications can be

an exciting experience - provided that you have at least a fundamental grasp of what the controllers and pilots are saying. Yes, there is a good deal of jargon in aero monitoring and we want to help you get the most out of your radio.

We'll .ex~rnine some of the most commonly used av1at10n communications expressions and phraseology on the VHF bands in alphabetical order and continue it in the next issue. Then, we'll tackle the HF (shortwave frequencies) counterparts in subsequent issues.

Remember, no matter how much experience you have in regard to monitoring h ' ' t ere ~ always n~ words or phrases corning

up which can do with some translation. In the following List, we'll give some examples as space permits.

ABEAM: You may hear a pilot teU a controller, "We're abeam Chicago" or some other .city. An aircraft is "abeam" a fix, point, or object when that fix, point, or object is approximately 90 degrees to the right or left of the aircraft track. Abeam indicates a general position rather than a precise point.

ACKNOWLEDGE: "Please acknowledge my last transmission." In this instance the controller is asking a pilot to say that he's received the controller's message.

AFFIRMATIVE: Meaning yes as in 'That's affirm ative."

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ALTIMETER SETilNG: "What's the altimeter setting for Indianapolis Interna­tional Airport?" The barometric pressure reading used to adjust a pressure altimeter for variations in existing atmospheric pressure or to the standard altimeter setting - 29.92 (rnlb setting).

ARC: The track over the ground of an aircraft flying at a constant distance from a navigational aid by reference to distance measuring equipment or DME.

ARINC: (Aeronautical Radio, Inc.) A company owned by the airlines for which it provides air/ground communications as well as other services. You can hear ARINC's radio operators setting up phone patches between P.ilots and their company stations, and handling other requests on frequencies between 128.825 and 132.000. They can also be heard on the HF (shortwave frequencies) aero bands.

AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER/· AD.F: An aircraft radio navigation system which senses and indicates the direction to a low/medium frequency nondirectional radio beacon ground transmitter. This instrument can be used to help orient lost and/or confused pilots by Flight Service Station Specialists giving what's called a "DF Steer."

. BEARING: "What's our bearing for Philadelphia?" The horizontal direction to or from any point, usually measured clockwise from true north, magnetic north, or some other reference point through 360 degrees.

. CHOP: Ranging from "none" to "Light npples occasionally" to "continuous heavy chop," this expression indicates the bumpiness of the ride.

CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE: Turbulence encountered in air where no clouds are p~esent. This term is commonly applied to high-level turbulence associated with wind shear. CAT is often encountered in the vicinity of the jet stream.

CLEARED AS FILED: "Delta 45 is cleared as filed to Denver Stapleton Airport." Means the aircraft is cleared to proceed in accordance with the route of flight filed in the flight plan. This clearance does not include altitude, SID or SID Transition.

CLEARED FOR APPROACH/TAKE­OFF: Air Traffic Control (ATC) authoriza­tion for an aircraft to execute any standard or special instrument approach procedure for

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tt)at airport. Normally, an aircraft will be cleared for a specific instrument approach procedure.

CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF: ATC authorization for an aircraft to depart. It is predicated on known traffic and known physical airport conditions.

CLIMB-OUT: "We experienced some light chop on the climb-out." The climb-out is that portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude.

CODES/TRANSPONDER CODES: The number assigned to a particular multiple pulse reply signal transmitted by a transponder.

COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FRE­QUENCY (CTAF): A frequency designed for the P.urpose ~f carrying out airport advisory practices while operating to or from an uncontrolled airport. The CTAF may be a UNICOM, Multicom, FSS, or tower frequency and is identified in appropriate aeronautical publications.

COMPANY TRAFFIC: If you hear a controller say "You have company traffic at your 12 o'clock position," it means that he's advising a pilot that he and another aircraft in the same vicinity also work for the same company. Also used in other situations - i.e. "Your company reported chop at that altitude." When used by a controller, this means t.hat someone from the same company as the pilot to whom the controller is speaking gave a ride report in which chop figured at a certain altitude.

CO~PASS LOCATOR: A low power, low or medium frequency (L/MF) radio beacon installed at the site of the outer or middle marker of an instrument landing system (~LS). It can be used for navigation at distances of approximately 15 miles or as authorized in the approach procedure.

CONFLICT ALERT: A function of certain Air Traffic Control systems designed to alert r?dar . controllers . to existing or pending s1tuat1ons recogruzed by the program parameters that require his immediate attention/action. Controllers have given this function several nicknames. Some of the more printable of these include the "Squeal-a-deal " "Snitch Gear" and "SaUy Snitch." '

~ONTROLLED AIRSPACE: Airspace des1~nated as a ~ontrol zone, airport radar service area, termmal control area, transition area, control area, continental control area and positive control area within which som~ or all aircraft may be subject to air traffic control.

CONTROL SECTOR: An airspace area of defined horizontal and vertical dimensions for which a controller or group of controllers has air traffic control responsibility, normally within an ARTCC or an approach control facility. Sectors are established based on predominant traffic flows, altitude strata, and controller work load.

COORDINATES: Many times you may hear a controller ask a pilot for the coordinates of his destination. This simply means the intersection of lines of reference usually expressed in degrees/minutes/seconds of latitude and longitude, used to determine position or location.

CRUISING ALTITUDE/LEVEL: "Our cruising altitude will be at flight level 31 thousand." This is an altitude or flight level maintained during route level flight.

DEAL: Controller's slang for an aero mishap either on the ground or airborne. Don't ever ask a controller if he watches "Let's Make a Deal."

DEPARTURE TIME: The time an aircraft becomes airborne.

DEPARTURE CONTROL: A function of an approach control facility providing air traffic control for departing IFR and, under certain conditions, VFR aircraft.

DEVIATIONS: A departure from a current clearance, such as an off course maneuver to avoid weather or turbulence.

We'll have more "plane talk" in the April issue. In the meantime, if you hear something that you'd like to have defined before then, just drop me a line at the Brasstown address.

More VOLMETs (Aviation weather on the HF bands)

As promised, here's more VOL.MET frequencies. Do you mean to tell me you've logged all of those we ran in December's column?

Keep in mind that 95 percent of these stations use USB -- upper sideband - so your HF receiver must have a BFO (beat frequency oscillator) in order to tune these in properly.

Remember, "H" stands for hour and + means how many minutes past the hour the weather forecast is broadcast.

SOUTH AMERICAN REGION: 2881, 5601, 10087' 13279 LIMA: H+10, H+40 BRASILIA: H+15, H+45 BUENOS AIRES: H+25, h+55

MIDDLE EAST REGION: 2956, 5589, 8945

BAGHDAD RADIO: H+OO, H+30; Baghdad International, Basrah/Magal TEHRAN RADIO: H+05, H+35; Tehran, Abadan BERUIT RADIO: H+15, H+45; Berull lnl't, Damascus lnl'I, Larnaca, Cairo lnt'I CAIRO RADIO: H + 20, H + 50; Cairo, Damascus lnl'I, Beruil, Luxor BAHRAIN RADIO: H+10, Ht40; Bahrain, Dhahran, Kuwall BASRAH RADIO: Ht30 (ONLY); Basrah/Magal, Baghdad lnl'I ISTANBUL RADIO: H+25, H+55; Istanbul, Yesllkoy

There is talk of a proposed Caribbean VOLMET net, which would be heard on 2950, 5580 and 11315. These would indude Port of Spain, H +OS, H + 35; Merida, H + 10, H + 40; and Miami, H + 25, H + 55. However, as of this writing, they have not as yet gone on-line.

You Too Can be a Controller -- at least on your PC

I've found some aviation computer programs that you may be interested in. "Dulles Tower" is a very sophisticated Air Traffic Control simulation that involves controlling arriving and departing aircraft at Washington D .C.'s Dulles Airport. This program has five levels of interaction and rivals 'Tracon" and "Rapcon" - two very popular ATC simulations costing around $50 each - in its authenticity.

Then, there's "Jetset," which puts you in the captain's seat of a 747 and contains about 20 different subprograms for flights between various cities. This is a very close imitation of an airline's 747 flight simulator and it ain't easy to fly those birds, believe me, folks. I had sweat running down my back when I took out the runway lighting and ILS on the major runway in Philadelphia on my first try at the simulation. The program throws a new glitch at you each time you try it, too.

A third program, "Air Traffic," is a very simple ATC program. It can't really compare with "Dulles," but it's a fun way to learn elementary ATC procedures.

All three of these programs are available on shareware. What this means is that if you try them and like them, you send in some bucks (not to me but to the creator of the program). If you don't like them, you are free to go on your way, living life free, easy and without obligation.

Want a copy? You need a PC with at least one disk drive or a disk drive and a hard drive. Send me a blank 5-1/4 disk in care of the Brasstown address and I'll be happy to send you a free copy of "Dulles Tower," "Jetset," or "Air Traffic.

That's it for now. Next time we'll have more definitions, still more VOLMETS, a visit to American Trans Air (finally) and other goodies.

Until then, 73 and out. l:mtJ

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Ham Handicapped Waivers The FCC has now instructed volunteer

examiners to expand the provisions granted to handicapped licensees attempting the entry level 5 WPM telegraphy examination. These accommodations included pausing the teleg­raphy test after sentences, phrases, words or even individual letters ... or requiring the applicant to demonstrate proficiency in sending text instead of transcribing.

Late last summer the FCC proposed regulations totally eliminating the 13 and 20 words per minute (WPM) telegraphy examination to amateur operator licensees who were incapable of passing those examinations due to severe handicaps. The proposal has now been unanimously approved into law.

While the initial waivers were based on a specified list of disabilities, the FCC declined to provide a list of handicaps to determine who would be exempt from the higher speed telegraphy requirements. Instead, the judg­ment of a physician will be relied on to establish that a person is so severely handicapped that he/she cannot pass a telegraphy examination.

The rules adopted require a physicians's certification and a release permitting dis­closure to the FCC of medical information pertaining to the handicap. The Commission said that the term "physician" would be limited to practitioners with full medical privileges, that is, doctors of osteopathy (D.O.) or doctors of medicine (M.D.)

Senior level licensees are eligible to be

accredited as volunteer examiners (VE's) in the Amateur Service. The question came up as to whether handicapped amateurs who had not passed the higher speed telegraphy examinations should be eligible to be VE's. The Commission said that any VE who is not c01yipetent to perform the VE functions should not administer examinations.

Ham Radio from Space!

Are you aware that the first satellite system authorized by the FCC was an amateur station? Since then, more than 30 unmanned amateur satellites have been launched. Amateur operators aboard the Space Shuttles and Space Stations routinely communicate with other amateurs around the world. The most recent ham astronaut was Ron Parise, WA4SIR, aboard the shuttle Columbia.

Parise carried a special robot packet repeater into space. Hundreds of amateur "packeteers" using personal computers and ham transceivers made the round trip! They will get a special QSL confirmation from NASA. The Shuttle Amateur Radio Experi­ment (SAREX) also included Parise making scheduled contacts from space with children in classrooms over amateur radio frequen­cies.

Incidentally, the Soviets have also put another amateur radio operator in space. Musa Manarov, U2MIR, headed for the space station Mir on the same day that Ron Parise headed for the stars in Columbia. Not one to

One aspiring ham is Wayne Heinen, an officer in the National Radio Club and contributor to the "Bandscan" column. Wayne sent us a snapshot of his monitoring station, which includes a Drake TR-7 he inherited from his late father, W2SIC. He hastens to add, "I'm currently using the Drake as an RX only and am taking a Ham class through the

Aurora (CO) Repeater Association. So that I'm not accused of any 'bootlegging'(!), when the rig gets fired up it will be on the proper band with the proper FCC license."

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Photo: Dr. M.N.Sweetlng, u.ol Surrey

Ironically, hams stand to lose some spectrum to commercial satellites utilizing the very technology developed by amateurs. Pictured here is the Oscar 11.

be left behind for long, it. is anticipated that the U.S. Space Station "Freedom" will house a permanent ham station when it is constructed during the coming decade!

Despite all of their pioneering work, amateurs are concerned over the fate of their spectrum at the upcoming 1992 World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC). Hams are particularly fearful that the need for commercial satellite spectrum may adversely impact their frequency allocations.

Specifically, the FCC is planning to establish a LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Satellite Service and a home must be found for it. It's ironic that the message store-and-forward concept to be employed on LEO was developed in the amateur service by AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.

As mentioned last month, hams also face possible losses of spectrum at two meters, 420 MHz and 2.4 GHz - all very critical to the future amateur space effort.

DX Tips ANTARCl1CA - Y8POL, Gunther, has and runs to 3 April. This jS because not only

·been appearing almost daily on the "Friendly is it a rare country, but .~ iare pr~fix~ and for E.T." DX net, 14160 kHz, at 2330. urc. those who collect island~ for the Islands On QSL's for his operation are haridleq by The Air award, a rare isl~jid as'\VeU: A QSL Sigfried Giedel, Oststr 55, 0-9250; Mitt- route will be ariltouiiced · during the wieda, Germany. . · : operation, which you · eariJog by checking

.. •. BENIN - If you need this · counfry ·oJt · 3795, 7095, 14195, 2~2??. and.28495 kHz

.. RITY try TYlPS (Peter Schulzei µ.P. Q().,. when the propagatioi;l Wilfbe i,J\Jor .each.

. 2535, Cotonou, Benin) between 2108~1md · iCspC<ctive band, .as . drW':Will. p~\a · multi-21098 .kHz daily starting at 2130 UTC~ ·statiOir operation afouhd'tM dock\ :

·CANADA - Throughout the .month of NICARAGUA -YN1(::;lfis ·a :regular on February, hams in Canada can celebrate the 20 meter R1TY at 0300 UTC daily. QSL to: Canadian Winter Games using the following P.O. Box 3733, Managua, Nicaragua. special prefixes in place of their normal SAN FELIX - One ofthe rarest spots to :ones, as apply to their call area; VEl.=CGl, log (and. I'm not just saYii.ig d1at because it VE2=CG2, VE3=CG3 VE4=CG4 has taken me a long tirneto log it, either) VE5=CG5 VE6=CG6 VE7=CG7 has been this island inthe Pacific owned by VE8=CG8 VYl=VGl VY2=VG2 Chile. Now 'til the end of April a Chilean VY9=VG9 V01=-V05 and V02=V06. lobster fisherman by the name of Juan will The rest of the callsign will remain the same, be operating from a .srnaller island (San .sq, say you logged CG6SWL, you. _would · Ambrosio, still conside~ed San Felix for . send your report to .the callbook. address of ''country" counters) as XQo;x; He· has been 'VE6S\\fL. . . . . , . . . heax:d on 28493 kHi as 'early· ~s i 400 UTC

GUATANAMO BAY • This U.S. Naval . and 7040 kHz (SSB)at 01QO trr,C. He is also ·Base, isolated from the rest of Cuba by the a regular on 14240 Kat: ~t 2130 urc. Cuban government since.1960, is considered TURKEY • It isn't ofteriyou can log this a separate country for DX purpose5 in the country on RTrY, but•you can if you look ·amateur world. You can log this.9,000 acre tor TA3D on io · metel' ' RITY frequency "country" by checking either 28025 kHz (for daily at 1500 UTC. QSL to P.O. Box 963, code) or 28450 to 28500 kHz daily at 1500 Izmir, Turkey. UTC. Your QSL requests should go (with a WESTERN SAHARA - The only station self-addressed envelope and return postage) in this emerging Northwest African nation, to: Guantanamo Bay ARC, Box ??,, FPO SOlA, can be located ori , 7005 kHz (or New York, NY 09593. nearby) daily operating ·code at ·2300 UTC.

IVORY COAST • Michel Toure, QSL to EA2JG, Arseli Echeguran Bardeci, TU2MA, has been offering code fans a thrill Las Vegas 69, 01479 Luyando, Alva, Spain, by keeping a regular schedule on the 30 the QSL manager for this. one. meterband; 10102 to 10105 kHz is · his WILLIS ISLAND • V.K9TR is back and operating area on the band daily between the W7P!I() Family ll)>l,l(Jlas . ~im Fridays ,OpO · and . 0430 UTC;<Michel's · · ~ddress: ·· · · starting • at 1130 UTC/ohl4226'.$ klli. QSL ·viikaba, Box 520, Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast. to his home address.VK$fd; t..it Rogers, .

NAVASSA - Several amateurs using the 13 Justine St, Flagstaff Hill, SA 5159, callsign W5IJU/KP1 will please many an Australia. VK9TR has·bf:en assigned to a amateur and SWL who log them, on their weather station on the island, a job he held DXpedition from here which start 27 March last year. . .. ·. · · ....... .

Ham Radio Growth

The FCC has released amateur radio census figures for the 1990 fiscal year (October 1st to September 30). Here are some of the high points from the study: The statistics show that there are 495,470 licensed radio amateurs in the United States. California has the most ham operators; 71,895. Florida is next with 30,755; then Texas 29,261 and New York 28,202.

amateur licensing is at the beginning Novice and Technician class level.

The Technician class is the most popular -and about to get even more so now that the Morse code requirement has been dropped. (See the feature story in this issue.) A mere 15% growth rate could put us at one million hams within five years!

The FCC issued 55,833 amateur licenses Fred Maia is ham radio's National Volunteer during the last fiscal year, an increase of 12% Examiner Coordinator and is publisher of the over 1989. (29,699 were to amateurs W5YI Repon. upgrading to a higher class; 26,134 to new licensees.) Seventy-five percent of all FCC

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AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC Carnival 101, N8861E (Boeing 727-200), 11396 kHz. Full data prepared card verified by F. N. Peters, chief pilot. Received in 43 days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and U.S. mint postage. Aircraft address: c/o Carnival Airlines Inc., 1815 Griflln Rd., Suite 205, Dania, Fla. 33004 (Patrick O'Connor, Hinsdale, NH)

BULGARIA Radio Sofia, 15330 kHz. Full data scenery QSL card, without verification signer. Received in 56 days for an English report. Station address: c/o English Section, 4 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria. (Sam Wright, Biloxi, MS)

COSTA RICA Adventist World Radio/ Radio Lira Intemationa~ 9725 kHz. Full data QSL of Costa Rican Coat of Arms, verified by David L Gregory, general manager. Received in 49 days for an English report and two U.S. mint postage. Station address: A WR-Latin America, Radiodifusora Adventista, Apartado 11 n, 4050 Alajucla, Costa Rica, Central America. (Nichol35 P. Adams, Newark, NJ)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA Radio Prague lnternatio n:il, 7345/11680 kHz. Full data scenery e<1rd, verified by Karel Statney. Received in 38 days for an English report and one !RC. Station address: 12099 Praha 2, Vinohradska U, Czechoslovakia. (John Carson, Norman, OK)

EGYPT Radio Cairo, 9475 kHz. Full dala scenery card of Cairo's sk-yline along the Nile, verified by Rita. Received in 189 days fo r an English report and one !RC. Station address: English Service to North America, P.O. Box 1186, (or P.O. Box 566) Cairo, Arab Republic of E!!YJ>l. (Tim J. Johnson, Galesburg. IL)

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Saipan-KHBI, 15275 kHz. Full data antenna card, verified by Tic Kherey. Received in 27 d:iys for an English report sent to Boston address: Station address: World Service/Herald, P.O. Box 860, Boston, Mass. 02123. (Nichol35 P. Adams, Newark, NJ)

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days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and U.S. mint postage. Ship address: c/o Jack.son Marine Corp., P.O. Box 4240, Houston, Texas m10 (Patrick O'Connor, Hinsdale, NH)

Nordic Emmns-EUV7 (cruise ship) 41126 kHz. Full data prepared e<1rd verified by Julio Elizao. Received in 13 days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and U.S. mint postage. Ship address: Royal Caribbean Cruise Linc, 903 South America Way, Miami. Fla. 33132 (Patrick O'Connor, Hinsdale, NH) Paci!ic Jayeljn-H0-3725 (tug supply) 164631 kHz. Full data prepared e<1rd, and ship info sheet verified by Captain Ashley, Received in 560 days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and one !RC. Ship address: Swice Pacific Offshore, 7th Floor, Swire House, 9 Connaugbt, Road Central, G.P.O. Box I, Hong Kong. (Patrick O'Connor, Hinsdale, NH) USCG Barque ~ NRCB, 6472 USB, (6473.9 RTTY). Full data ship/coast guard logo postcard, verified by RMI Kolleen Schmitt. Received in 45 days for an RTTY utility report. Ship address: c/o Commanding Officer, USCG Barque Eagle (WIX-327), FPO New York. NY 09568-3906, or c/o USCG Academy, New London, CT. )6320-4195 (Sam Ricks, Philadelphia, PA)

USNS IilnntL NTNR, 156.65 MHz. Full data prepared card verified. Received in 135 days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and U.S. mint postage. Ship address: c/o Oceanographic Unit 1\vo, FPO, New York, NY 09501-7102 (Hank Holbrook, Dunkirk, MD)

M/V ~-VCQL, 156.65 MHz. (bulk carrier) Full data prepared e<1rd verified, and Canadian pennant. Received in 47 days for an English utility report and 45 cent mint postage. Ship address: c/o C.S.L. Group Inc., 759 Victoria Square, P.O. Box 100, Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2K3, Canada. (Hank Holbrook, Dunkirk, MD)

Yamashiro Mnru, JITD, 156.65 MHz. Full d:ita prepared card verified. Received in 75 d:iys for an English util ity repor1, a prepared QSL, and return postage. Ship address: Yamashita-Shinnihou Steamship Co. Ltd., Palaceside Bldg., 1-1, 1 chome Hittosub35hi. Chiuoda-ku, Tol-yo 100, Japan. (Hank Holbrook, Dunkirk, MD)

SOUTH KOREA Radio Korea, 9750 kHz. Full data card of 0 Grandfather in Traditional dress and hat; without verification signer. Received in 42 days fo r an English report and two IRCs. Stntion address: 46, Yo-ui-do­dong, Yongdungp'o-gu, Seoul 150. Korea. (John S. Carson, Norman. OK)

SPAIN Radio fa1erior De Espana, 9630 kHz. Full data QSL card, with illegible signature. Received in 38 days for an English rcpor1. Station address: Apartado 156.202, 28080 Madrid, Spain. (Nicholas P. Adams, Newark, NJ)

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SWfl7.ERLAND Swiss Radio International, 9650 kHz. Full data Swiss scenery card, without verification signer. Received in 25 days for an English report. Station address: Swiss Broadcasting Corp., CH-3000, Berne 15, Switzerland (Frank Hillton, Charleston, SC)

SYRIA Radio Damascus, 12085 kHz. Full data map/logo card, sent via registered mai~ with illegible signer. Received in 20 months for an English report. Station address: Syrian Broadcasting and Television Organization, Ommayad Square, Damascus. (Tim J. Johnson, Galesburg. IL)

TURKEY The Voice of Turkey, 9445 kHz. Full data scenery QSL card, without verification signer. Received in 17 days for an English report. Station address: Turkish Radio-TV Corp., PK 333-06.443, Yenisebir, Ankara, Turkey (Nicholas P. Adams, Newark, NJ)

UNITED STATES United States Coast Guard Group, NMF-2. 156.8 MHz. Full data prepared card verified. Received in 12 days for an English utility report, a prepared QSL card, and U.S. mint postage. Station address: c/ o U.S. Coast Guard Group, Woods Hole, M3SS. 02543-1099. (Hank Holbrook. Dunkirk, MD) Kudos to Han.k. This station was his most distant VHF Coast Guard station QSL.ed -- at 360 air miles.-ed.

WHK-Cleveland, Ohio 1420 AM. Partial data personal letter, verified by Tammy L Briggs. program assistant. Received in 110 days for an English AM report and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Station address: Statler Office Tower, 1127 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Russ Hill, Oak Park, MI) WKNR-Broadview Heights, Ohio 1220 AM. Partial data personal letter, verified by David M. Marcis, technie<1l operations manager. Received in 50 days for an English report and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Station address: 9446 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, Ohio 44146. (Russ Hill, Oak Park, IL)

VENEZUELA YVTO, Caracas, Standard Time Frequency Station, 5000 kHz. Full data "Observatory Drawing· card verified by J~us A. Escalona, end lellcr from Fernando Aranda Griman. Received in 53 days for a spanish report and one IRC. Station address: Observatorio Naval Cagigal. Apt. 6745, Marina 69-KHN, Caracas, Venezuela. (Patrick O'Connor, Hinsdale, NH)

YUGOSLAVIA Radio Yugoslavia, 15105 kHz. Full data QSL card, without verification signer. Received in 50 days for an English report and one !RC. Station address: P.O. Box 200, Hilcndarske 2, 11000 Beograd, Yugoslavia. (Nicholas P. Adams, Newark. NJ)

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The U.S. Information Agency The mystery has been solved. Last month I reported an r--------------------------­

RTIY transmission in Arabic on 10.235 USB and 10.236 USB using 75/75R. Both frequencies appeared to be used for a frequency diversity system. A few days later I copied the same signal and recognized it as the USIA (United States Information Agency).

The USIA has been around for a Jong time. As a matter of fact, they run the VOA (Voice of America). Some of the transmitters are located in Greenville, N.C. They usually transmit news but in the mornings they communicate with overseas VOA relay sites on other frequencies.

By the way, if you tune your ICOM R71 just right, you can switch from upper to lower sideband (switching between

Table 1 USIA and VOA RTTY Channels

Frequency Call Location Baud/Shift

6915.0 VOA WASHINGTON 75/450 R 6943.1 VOA KAVALA 75/425 7478.0 VOA MONROVIA 75/425 9300.0 VOA PRO, PHIL 75/425 9855.1 VOA TAN GER 75/425 9855.1 VOA ISMANING 75/425 9870.0 VOA PORO 75/425

10234.2 VOA GREENVILLE 75/850 10235.1 VOA GREENVILLE 75/75 10383.1 VOA GREENVILLE 75/75 10410 VOA KAVALA 75/425 10456. 1 VOA GREENVILLE 75/850 10880.0 VOA WASHINGTON 10881.2 VOA RHO DOS 75/425 10950.0 VOA 75/425 10970.0 VOA TANGIER 75/425 10972.0 VOA WASHINGTON 75/425 11150.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/425 11477.0 VOA LA UNION, P. I 75/425 11490.0 VOA PORO, P.I. 75/450 13770.0 VOA PORO 75/425 13992.5 VOA MONROVIA 75/425 14526.5 VOA PORO 75/425 15717.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/75 15750.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/850 15752.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/850 16247.7 VOA TANGIER 75/75 18215.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/425 18267.2 VOA KAVALD 75/75 18518.3 VOA MONROVIA 75/170 18603.9 VOA GREENVILLE 75/ 75 18603.9 VOA DAVIDSONVILLE 75/100 19076.0 VOA TANGER 50/170 19532.0 VOA GREENVILLE 75/425 19794.0 VOA MALOLOS, PHIL 75/425R 19914.8 VOA PORO, PHIL 75/425 19915.0 VOA TANGER 75/425 19933.7 VOA 75/425 20061.1 VOA GREENVILLE 75/75 20127.1 VOA GREENVILLE 75/75 23700.0 VOA 75/425 24180.0 VOA SELEBI, PHIL

~ 6.3V. A.C, t220V. o:c.

This circuit can be duplicated using solid-state devices

Use

USIA USIA

USIA

USIA

USIA USIA USIA

USIA USIA USIA

USIA USIA USIA

USIA USIA

USIA USIA USIA USIA

10.2321 USB and 10.2351 LSB and copy both RTIY frequencies provided you switch· your M7000 from REV to NORM.

Table One provides a list of frequencies that were used by the USIA and VOA in the past.

The Great RTTY Contest

I like to save old QSTs that have articles on RTIY. I came across one at the last hamfest in my area. It has an article about "RTfY Reception for Beginners" and the magazine is dated March 1965. The article talks about and shows how to build a one-tube RTIY decoder.

You remember what tubes are, don't you? Those glass things that light up and you get burnt when you try to unplug them. You can also get electrocuted if you touch the wrong thing.

The article goes on about how you can tune to one of the signals pulses (preferably the mark pulse) in order to copy RTfY. The decoder was actually a diode which rectified and an amplifer tube which amplified the audio mark tone.

The receiver was zero heated to the space tone which resulted in no signal while it was present; thus nothing was amplified by the tube. The mar~,. however, produced a tone that was rectified by the diode and amplified by the tube. The tube provided the loop current that was needed to drive the TIY machine. The decoder was actually an OOK or "On Off Keyed" decoder which was used in the early years of RTfY.

After reading the article, I thought, "Gee, these days you can build that circuit using solid-state devices like Op amps. Most parts would be available from Radio Shack.

I would like to propose the fo llowing:

l. If you like to tinker with electronics, try to redesign the circuit shown above using solid devices or ICs. It should interface to a computer instead of a TTY machine. I built one and it does work even at 170 Hz shift {but not as good as the M7000).

2. It must be kept simple so that beginners can build one. It should interface to an IBM or clone, or a Commodore 64 computer. You should use public domain software so that it can be shared with others.

If you submit the schematic and a brief explanation how it works to t?e ~'J!Y column, ~/o ~onitoring Times, it will be judged by the s1mphc1ty and functionahty (how well it works). The winner will receive a prize valued at $20.

I figured this would be a great way to spend the few winter months ahead and your entry may benefit a beginner to the exciting world of RTfY. Entries must be in by May 1. The winner will be announced in the July issue.

NNN

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satellite tV -adventures in the clarke belt Ken Reitz, KC4GQA

Weather Satellite Handbook Monitoring weather satellites is a hobby in

its own orbit. These old birds are the original workhorses of satellite era, first seeing service in early 1960 with the TIROS series. During the ensuing 30 years, the electronics revolution has allowed not only more sophisticated weather data gathering systems but enabled individuals to participate in their reception.

Just as the past 10 years has seen the collapse of TYRO earth station prices from tens of thousands of dollars per installation to one-tenth the cost, so too have we seen the price of weather facsimile (WEFAX) equipment fall to within reasonable levels.

Where the birds are In TYRO, all our domestic C and Ku band

satell.ites are located in geosynchronous orbit and require only one installation to receive both. Weather satell.ite reception isn't quite that simple. To start with, there are two types of weather satellites: the geosynchronous or stationary satellites and the near-orbit or polar orbiting satellites. Each requires the use of a different antenna.

White geosynchronous biras can be found with ease, polar orbiters will require more skill in tracking. Luckily, available software allows one to toggle from a polar orbit VHF antenna to the fixed 1.6 GHz dish with the touch of a keyboard. And using widely available orbiting data known as Keplerian element sets, even the polar orbiters are easier to track.

Receiving pictures Virtually all the physical parameters and

limitations which concern setting up a TYRO system apply as well to setting up WEFAX satellite receiving systems. For example, you'll need a clear shot at the satellite you wish to receive. Things that get in between your dish and the satellite - tall buildings, trees, and so forth - will prevent you from "seeing" these birds.

A dish with a minimum four foot diameter is required for the same reason. It is necessary to get the best possible carrier to noise ratio (C/N) for best results. The feedhom/down­converter must be set to the correct focal length for best illumination of the reflector.

As for receivers, there are many options. The temptation is to make your existing monitoring gear serve double duty as S band WEFAX satellite receivers. The MX5000, R7000, or PRO 2004 ,'5 and '6, among many others, cover the frequency range, but, while they are all excellent radios in the service for which they were designed, they won't

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necessarily be excellent WEFAX receivers or even decent WEF AX receivers.

Still, an experimenter can have some fun trying to make various shortwave receivers, scanners and the like work in this specialized installation.

First, you should know that while GOES WEFAX is downlinked on 1691 MHz, the signal is usually downconverted at the feed to 137.50 MHz. It would seem that any radio tuning 137.50 MHz would work for picking up WEFAX, but there are considerations. Chief among these is proper bandwidth. This is why commercially made satellite receivers designed to do the job properly are recommended.

Enter Weather Satellite Handbook It doesn't take much investigating to

realize that monitoring WEFAX requires some serious research. Luckily for all of us, the last word on the subject of weather satellites has been penned by Dr. Ralph E. Taggart, WB8DQT, in the fourth edition of his book The Weather Satellite Handbook.

Dr. Taggart, whose PhD is in paleobotany, has been updating the handbook since 1976. This latest edition covers every facet of the hobby, from a description of the satellites to operating the complete station. In between is a gold mine of information gleaned from years of involvement. You'll find complete plans for building an omnidirectional VHF antenna for 1.6 GHz; details on all manner of receivers, video formats, satellite tracking, and building and operating a scan converter to interface between your receiver and computer for video display of WEFAX and polar orbit images.

But wait, there's more The Weather Satellite Handbook explains

satellite tracking, including a simple computer tracking program to calculate "pass windows." The handbook is full of excellent photos and clear line drawings to support the informative text. Here you'll find information on WEFAX computer bulletin boards and a satellite amateur user group publication.

The final 17 pages of the book are full advertisements. While ordinarily one would regard advertisements in a book as a bit much (unless the book is free), in this case they are actually an asset. These feature pictures, descriptions and diagrams of various hardware, software and related products pertinent to weather satellite reception. It provides, in essence, a nifty market place for the WEFAX hobbyist.

The Weather Satellite Handbook is the place from which anyone interested in this

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Video Disp lay as seen on computer monitor. Left on s_creen is actual satellite image, right on screen is display of receiver parameters. At bottom is list of keyboard commands including a zoom feature which brings image to full screen and enlarges four selected regions of picture. Photo by author from disk courtesy GTI Electronics.

adjunct of the monitoring hobby should start. It is the companion to any who have a need to understand every facet of WEFAX technology. If you were not interested in weather satellite reception before, this book will make you wonder why you waited so long. The Weather Satellite Handbook is published by the American Radio Relay League and is available from your favorite ham radio bookstore.

Other valuable sources An excellent source of information and

equipment for weather satellite reception is GTI Electronics. (See their ad in this issue.) George T. Isleib, the GTI of the business, is a breathing encyclopedia on the subject. He's always happy to answer your specific questions on every aspect of weather and related satellites. Write or call GTI:

GTI Electronics, 1541 Fritz Valley Road, Lehighton, Pa. 18235. Phone 717-386-4032 or FAX 717-386-5063.

Here are other sources of products on WEFAX reception:

Atlantic Surplus Sales, 3730 Nautilus Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11224; 717-372-0349

Quorum Communications, Inc., 1020 S. Main Street Suite A, Grapevine, Texas 76051; 817-48804861, FAX 817-481-8983

Wilmanco, 5350 Kazuko Ct., Moor Park, Calif. 93021; 805-523-2390, FAX 805-523-0065

Marta Systems, 15500 W. Telegraph Rd. A4, Santa Paula, Calif. 93060; 805-933-1270, FAX 805-933-1792; Satellite Services: 805-525-GOES

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Monitoring the Armed Forces netiNork Peter Hanzal of Largo, Fla. enclosed a catalog from a mailorder

microwave antenna company with a question about the feasibility of using the system for 1537-1542 MHz AFRTS reception.

It's a good question, Peter. I wrote for the same catalog with similar questions in mind. To get an idea of the type units to which I am referring look in the classified ads of the mass-market electronics magazines.

Unfortunately, these "dishes" are designed for use in the 1900-2700 MHz range which would exclude its use for INMARSA T use. In addition, the 20 inch dish, while useful for purposes for which it was designed, will not be adequate for satellite reception. Point-to-point distribution services, the so-called wireless cable service (2150-2160 MHz) or TV relay service (1990-2110 MHz) can be readily received on these systems.

To expect reception from space is asking too much. The real question is "Where can I find equipment for AFRTS on INMARSA T?" The answer is that the equipment is not commercially available. It should be possible to homebrew your own system. Information can be found in the above-mentioned Weather Satellite Handbook, the Satellite Experimenter's Handbook and the ARRL Handbook, both available from your favorite ham radio bookstore. TheARRL Antenna Handbook also has quite a bit of good material on the subject of amateur satellites.

Satellite delivered radio nets

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Joseph Johnson of Savannah, Georgia, wants to know about Business Radio Network (BRN) and Financial Business Network ....._ ________________________ _

(FBN). He would also like a list of satellite delivered radio networks. Joseph, I looked through the latest edition of Westsat

Communications Satellite Channel Chart and could not find either of the two radio networks you asked about. However, I've monitored the Business Radio Network on W4,3 SCPC/FM where it resides full time.

As far as lists go, any satellite TV guide will have a list of all FM audio subcarriers on satellite but none of them have a list of SCPC services. The big reason for this is that there are no standard receivers to which frequency lists would correspond. Secondly, these services do hop about with regularity and lists would quickly go out of date.

What's NAVSTAR? Rob Cave of Princeton, Texas, would like some information on

NAVSTAR. NA VST AR is the name given a series of global positioning

satellites. These satellites carry extremely accurate atomic clocks. The combination of many of these satellites, each transmitting their own precise location (latitude, longitude and altitude) and the exact time to any point on the ground can give the receiving station a "fix" on its exact global position. These signals are transmitted at 1575.42 MHz.

An excellent description of the NAVSTAR program is found in Co111111unicatio11s Satellites, by Monitoring Times' Ute World editor, Larry Van Hom. The book is published by Grove Enterprises.

TRANSPONDER NOTES

./ After nearly ten years of service, Westar 4 is fading quickly. So quickly, in fact, all PBS services have been forced to move to Spacenet 1, not exactly a new bird itself. Nonetheless, all the residents at W4 have sought shelter. That includes NPR and the rest of the SCPC services. Big question is where will BBC "Six O'clock News" show up?

International Cablecasting Technologies, Inc. (ICI) has disappeared from F4, 19 after being absorbed by Jones Intercable to form SuperRadio. ICT still expects, however, to launch its Digital Express with its special digital tuners made by Scientific-Atlanta in full production by March.

The recession is said to be slowing industry growth. Projects which looked like they were certain have been put on hold. Among these are digital audio services, large scale HDTV experiments and new program services.

./ A second Ku DBS service debuts this month. Utilizing the brand new SBS 6 (99 degrees W) SkyPix occupies all odd transponders from 1-19. SkyPixjoins PrimeStar GE Kl (85 W) and TVN on T303 in a bid for the uncertain DBS market. It's a rough time to be starting any new business venture and it will be interesting to see which, if any, are still around at the end of the year.

./ Those who have TYRO systems are familiar with Green Sheet (Sl ,21) which airs Thursday evenings 9-12 p.m. Er. Those who aren't should know that they are a source for used TYRO gear at reasonable prices. Equipment changes constantly but a call should bring information on what's available currently. Phone 201-707-1800 during business hours.

This is the same transponder on which Satellite Market USA has a live billboard advertising TYRO gear and programming. Their office hours are 8:30-4:30 p.m. Er. Phone 201-996-4000.

AnotherTVRO direct sales channel is USA Direct (f302,17). They also offer a wide variety of TYRO and related electronic gear. Call them at 800-822-1179.

And finally, the oldest still running home shopping channel directed at home dishes, besides the Sk'Y Store, is Shop At Home (F4,15). Call them at 800-366-4010.

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american bandscan Karl Zuk

WSBS' Secret of Success WSBS loves broadcasting in the Berkshire

Mountains of Massachusetts and people love to Listen. Drop by any home near Great Barring­ton in the morning. You'll smell coffee brewing, see a beautiful sunrise, and probably hear WSBS on the radio.

Public service is the secret of WSBS, but it requires an occasional call to duty. Program Manager Bob Collins remembers a recent episode: "I got home, and I had just put the kids to bed. I started talking to my wife and I get a call from an announcer at the station. He tells me that the police just called and said they needed our mobile unit in a hurry. I said 'Why?' and he replies 'They didn't say. Just be there.'

"Well, I check the scanner and it's going nuts. I discovered that it was a mock disaster drill. I started thinking 'There's a lot of communities that wouldn't include the local radio station. They consider us part of their public safety network.' I felt a lot better about it then."

There is no limit to what WSBS will do for its audience, or how their listeners will support the station. "We did a radiothon for The Jimmy Fund (a charily for children). We asked people to drop by, have a free hot dog, and drop a couple bucks in. We were shooting for $1200. We raised over $21,000. It was unbelievable."

Last year, WSBS morning host Nick Diller camped out on the roof of Aldos Market for 36 hours to raise money for the homeless. When the local fire department finally lifted him down, S 11,350 had been collected. These events help everyone. Charities love the contributions, and WSBS continues to create a positive image with their audience.

Small local radio stations can be very successful, but it takes endless dedication and commitment to your listeners, and good management of your resources. Leaming these skill s has become a necessity during difficult economic conditions in the 1990s, and Collins has become an expert. "You can't be a part of the community only while you're at the radio station. If you're really involved in the organizations and the meetings and taking the lead in community fund raising, then you can't help but know what your listeners want and need because you are the community. You become a mirror of who they are."

Looking for new advertising dollars, Collins said, "In the last year, as the economy started to sour, the banks went completely out of the picture. The auto dealers are suffering. Most of Berkshire County has been in a recession for at least a year. General Electric closed their big plants in nea rby Pittsfield, and they were our largest employer."

Coll ins had to aim his sales staff in new direct ions. 'The area is now more tourism and service oriented, so now we advertise a lot of small shops." WSBS has cut expenses but, says

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Collins proudly, "we haven't cut people." One technique in securing advertisers and

their success is to promote them en masse. Public service announcements are regularly aired on WSBS asking listeners to save time on trips to nearby cities by shopping locally. "Why be stuck in traffic on Route 7 when you don't have to?" one announcer asks. The mutual support keeps the local economy healthy.

New technology has played its part, too. "We've increased our productivity a bit by going to a computer. The newsman used to spend 10 or 15 minutes going through wire service news feeds and then threw out 90 percent of the paper. Paper now costs thirty dollars a box." Every penny counts when you're running a small business.

WSBS doesn't just sit back and soak in its success. Bob Collins keeps one eye toward the

20 year veteran morning man Nick Diller shows off the Harris SX-2.5A transmitter.

future as well. Collins cites the example of McDonald's. "McDonald's sells Happy Meals," he points out. "And they don't make a cent on it but they get people at a very young age to come to McDonald's. You can do the same thingwith a local radio station. We do a lot of high school football games, for example, and whenever the snow falls everyone listens to their AM radio. That's good programming, but it's also an investment in 10, 15 or 20 years from now."

News is a very important part of their broadcast day. At noon, the WSBS Midday Extra hits the air with newsman Tom J. at the controls. It is a very ambitious compilation of world, national a nd local news and sports, with extensive coverage of meetings and work sessions in the towns and villages throughout the county. Each area reports its news, presented by a local reporter or resident. The broadcast is extremely comprehensive and thorough. It's no wonder that WSBS was Massachusetts Small Station of the Year in 1989. Many high school sports events and Boston Red Sox baseball games make regular

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Program Manager Bob Coffins stands next to the smaff but feisty LPB 3.9 wall transmiller.

appearances on the station, too. Radio stations who rely solely on satellite

delivered programming should stay away from Bob. 'Those people are unfit to hold a radio license. I wouldn't deal with them at all, and I believe that the communities won't deal with them at all in t he Jong run. It's a juke box, not a local radio station. That person is saying that he can't make money doing local radio. That's just bad management."

Musically, the station is pleasantly eclectic. 'The music obviously has to have some mass appeal to it because we are the community radio station. On the other hand, there's a Jot of really good music out there that can be classified as commercial that never makes the charts. The best example we have on the air right now is the new George Benson CD with the Count Basie Orchestra. lt'sjust a great CD, and none are playing it except jazz stations. Another one is the new Pau I Simon CD which a lot of adult-contemporary programmers are shying away from because it has ethnicity in it. We include that.

"People always ask me what the format is and they're really asking what is the classifica­tion of the music you play. You have to get out of this formatics habit." Bob Collins' ideas must be working since his station is "in the black" when others all around him are falling.

Look for WSBS on 860 kHz, from 5:30 a.m. to midnight, using three different transmitters. During the day, a state-of-the-art Harris SX-2.5A, producing 2700 watts, sends their signal up to 100 miles away. An old Gates BC 250 GY is used to decrease power to 250 watts during critical hours.

Toronto's CIBC, a 50,000 watt French language variety station, also operates on 860 kHz and their signal must be protected at night. Therefore, WSBS is required to lower their power during evenings and early mornings to a mighty 3.9 watts that works surprisingly well. An Orban Optimod-AM equalizing limiter keeps their sound full and bright.

WSBS is part of a four-station group: the Berkshire Broadcasting Company that also

operates WSBS sister station WBBS-FM and WNA Wand WMNB-FM in North Adams, Mass.

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George A. Freeman makes this aggressive pro­posal: "If you would like to own a 50 kilowatt FM station serving the two top

See any stories about radio in the local paper? Send them to Monitoring Tim es, P.O. Box 98, Brasstown, NC 28902.

Bits 'n' Pieces I Sometimes your dreams can really come true. Ask Chris McCarron, the new owner of WSIT-AM in Thomasville, Georgia. She sent in a postcard and walked away with a 5,000 watt radio station as the winner of MTV's Radio Station Giveaway. "It's not a contest, it's a conquest. You could rule the world with watts and watts of power in your hands," declared the popular music video service. Chris was offered $100,000 as a substitute prize, but she wanted to go on the air. Along with the station, McCarron won the services of punk rocker Billy Idol for a day as her first celebrity guest DJ. This could be really wild listening, especially if WSTI' retains its current country and western format. I Looking for a job in broadcasting? All you have to do is call 900-234-INFO (4636) extension 88. A new service, called Jobpho'ne, provides a daily nationwide listing of employ­ment opportunities in TV, radio, advertising, and cable TV. It's two dollars a minute to listen, so don't forget your pencil.

markets in Michigan's beautiful upper peninsula, show me in writing that you can provide $200,000 in cash and I'll show you how to get the job done." Write to 102 East Main Street, Madison, Wisconsin 47250 to take advantage of George's offer.

Country music fans take notice. Why not buy a Class A FM station, with a construction permit to increase power to 50,000 watts? It's located between Jackson and Nashville, Ten­nessee, right near the Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch. The current owner has to sell quickly due to health reasons. Price is $200,000, and terms are available to experienced broad­casters with good credit and bank references. Write to: B. Coleman Jr., WIST Radio, P.O. Box 460, Lobelville, TN 37097.

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I If you need an excellent guide to every FM radio station and translator in North America, check out the latest edition of the FM Atlas by Bruce Elving. A new edition just out contains 92 pages of maps to pinpoint station locations, and another 100 pages of listings by frequency and location. It's a must for any FM listener. Just send $10.95 plus 90 cents postage for USPS book rate or $2.30 for UPS to: DX Radio Supply, P.O. Box 360, Wagontown, Pa. 19376.

I In Egypt, mediumwave services have been expanded and reorganized. The Voice of the Arabs is now broadcasting 24 hours a day on 621 kHz, and can also be found on 1008 and 1107 kHz as alternate frequencies during evening hours. I Egypt's General Program uses 819 kHz continually, and The Middle East Program calls 774 kHz its home from 0400-0630 and 1100-2400 UTC. I Also look for '--------- --------

New Station Grants Just when you thought that they couldn't

squeeze another station onto the dials, more appear. Here's the latest additions, courtesy of the M Street Journal: Eufaula, AL 97.9; Big Bear City, CA 93.3; Essex, CA 98.9; Ledyard, CT 106.5; Panama City, FL 89.9; Rockford, IL 95.7; Fort Wayne, IN 92.3; LaGrange, IN 105.5; Ligonier, IN 102.7; Herington, KS 96.3; Poplar Bluff, MO 103.5; Lisbon, NH 96.7; Bay Shore, NY 103.1; Erie, PA 94.7; Slippery Rock, PA 88.1; Socastee, SC 99.5; Memphis, TN 89.3; Corpus Christi, TX 94.7; Hartford, Vf 104.3; Bedford, VA 106.9; Barrad.'Ville, WY 93.l; and Spencer, WV 104.7.

For Sale If you are looking for your first radio station

with very reasonable terms, this might be the one. KA YI AM and FM in Rod.-y Ford, Colorado, is being offered for SJ65,000. A power upgrade is currently available for the FM operation. Financing is available through the absentee owner who is very anxious to sell, and no down payment is necessary. Contact Kim Love at 307-672-7421 or 307-674-7878 evenings.

Nile Valley Radio on 1107 kHz, which shares its frequency with the Palestine Radio Service. I Radio Tirana, Albania, is now offering half­hour broadcasts in English at 1830 and 2230 UTC on 1395 kHz. I From Iraq, The Voice of Peace from Baghdad is sharing 1134 kHz with the Voice of Arab Awakening, using former Radio Kuwait transmitters. I In Lebanon, a new pro-Lebanese Forces station, The Radio Voice of the Orient, is testing on 910 kHz. I One of the strongest signals in East Africa is RFI Mayotte on 1458 kHz now that its power has been increased from 4 to 100 kilowatts. Excellent reception has been reported in Nairobi at night, and even during the day along the Atlantic Coast. I Radio Antilles, in Monserrat, left the air after Hurricane Hugo destroyed their facilities last year. A new 20 kilowatt transmitter has put the stat ion back on the air on 930 kHz, and they have resumed relaying programs from the BBC and Deutsche Welle. I Many E uropeans are familiar with the BBC's powerful World Service outlet on 648 kHz, broadcasting in English French and German. BBC 648 has recently adopted a new name: BBC for Europe.

Credits: Thanks to reaelers Rick Ooelels. Mike Weslelal, w. Earle Doan, Ron Carruthers. Malcolm Kaufman. Ken Hyeleman. Jack Montgomery, Harolel Bower. John Carson. George Bechtol. Also. thanks to the Assoclateel Press. Gannett News Servtce, the M Street Journal, Broadcasting Magazine anel the British DX Clut>. Happy Grounel Hog Day anel happy trails.

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RADIO TESTS

Below are several tests arranged by the National Radio Club. If you'd like ·more information on NRC and BCB DXing please send Sl to the National Radio Club, P.O. Box 118, Poquonock, CT 06065.

KBYR-700, P.O. Box 102200, Anchorage, AK 99510 will test on Monday morning Feb 4, 1991, from 0400-0430 EST. Will include Morse code IDs. Thanks to A.G". Hiebert, Chairman/CEO.

W ABS-780, 5545 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22W7 will test on Monday morning Feb 11, 1991, between 0000-0100 EST .. Will · include Morse code IDs. Thanks to Bill Ashley, Chief Engineer.

KOTZ-720, P.O. Box 78, Kotzebue, AK.99752 will test on Monday inorning Feb 11, 1991, from 0401-0500 EST. Will consist of tones, Native American and modem music. Thanks to Pierre A. Lonewolf, Chief Engineer.

WLIM-1580, Woodside Ave., Patchog~e. NY 11772 will test on $aturday morning, Feb 16, 1991, between 0445-0515 EST. Will. include Morse code IDs. Thanks to George Drake, Vice President.

KUAJ-720, P.O. Box 7W, Eleele, Kauai, HI 96705 will test on Monday morning Feb 25, 1991, from 0530-0600 EST. Will include Morse code IDs. Thanks to Roger D. Rogelstad, Chief Operator.

73 Jeff Tynan & Wayne Heinen for the Colorado CPC Machine: •... /

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outer limits Dr. John Santosuosso

P.O. Box 1116 Highland City, FL 33846

The Baghdad Benny Blues Transmissions from the Middle East seem

to undergo al.most daily changes. The situation is that unstable. Things that are on the air one day are sometimes off the air on the next day. Such is the case of Baghdad Benny. He could be off the air. Or he could still be open for business.

These propaganda transmissions aimed at American and allied forces in Saudi Arabia are among those that monitors most want to hear. They have even attracted the attention of the general media. Unfortunately, they are among the most elusive. The choice of frequency and schedule are not the best for those of us in North America. Also, listeners must prepare to do battle with an extremely nasty and effective bubble jammer. You might hear a bunch of other miscellaneous interference as well. But don't give up. If you are persistent, and your ears can handle the challenge of those who want to cancel out Benny, he just might make it to your location one day.

Recently Benny made it here on 11869 kHz from about 2240 UTC to sign-off at 2255. His sidekick, Baghdad Betty, was also with him. If you have heard any of Iraq's regular English programs, you will recognize both announcers. These special propaganda transmissions identify with the words, "You are listening to the Voice of Peace from Baghdad."

Meanwhile, although Benny goes on, it appears Iraq is at least losing the radio war. There seem to be far fewer Iraqi transmissions around recently in either English or Arabic. I am still monitoring their E nglish broadcast on 11830 kHz in the clear during the evening hours. Try after 0200 UTC and you should not have much difficulty.

Egypt has been noted with a strong signal in Arabic on 12050 at various times throughout the day. Iraq used to try to interfere with this. Are the sanctions forcing them to cut back? Syria, another Iraqi opponent, comes in nicely on 12085.

Meanwhile back at the VOA

We have reported previously on those Voice of America "mystery transmissions" which have popped up on both 8000 and 8030 kHz between 0300 and 0400 UTC. A VOA identification is given at the beginning and end, but the remainder of the broadcast is nonstop, normally instrumental, music. Now this is also showing up 7970 and 8060 kHz as well.

Florida's Terry Krueger suspects a couple of these frequencies may actually be spurs. In any case one cannot help but wonder what the

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VOA's intention is. Why do they want to keep these frequencies open? Could there be some connection with Middle Eastern events?

More on Caroline

Last month we reported that the legendary Radio Caroline had returned to the air, having moved to 819 kHz and now anchored off the coast of Belgium. Hopefully our European readers have all heard her again by now.

Well, now we have some good news for the rest of us. Caroline is also back on shortwave. Our Dutch contributor, Ary Boender, says it has been heard testing on 6203 kHz around 0000 and 0900 UTC. IDs are given either as 'The Voice of Love" or Radio Caroline.

Now here is more news. We have heard a rumor that Caroline just might be planning a relay via WWCR. As we said, at this time it is just a rumor, but with WWCR now relaying both RNI and RFNY, this certainly would appear to be a possibility.

We do get a fair amount of mail from readers who chase the Europirates and need more information. Ary Boender has three lists available, which could be of considerable help. They are regularly updated. He can provide a list of Europirates by frequency, which also indicates time most likely to be heard and probable country of origin. A second list gives addresses, and the third is a list of all offshore, usually ship-based, Europirates that have ever been active, along with the dates of their activity. Each list is $3, which covers his postage and other actual expenses. The address is Ary Boender, Lobeliastraat 33B, 3202 HR Spijkenisse, The Netherlands.

We have also heard from Martin Lester in England who gives us some additional insight on how things look on the other side of the Atlantic. He has had considerable success logging a number of pirates on shortwave. Among his recent catches are the 18th anniversary program of England's Radio Gemini on 6220, Ireland's Jolly Roger Radio on 6305, and Wonderful Free Radio London on 6315. Martin also monitored Radio Stella from Scotland on 6320. This one is sometimes heard in North America, and is worth trying to log.

Coming across the channel from the European mainland were the French Radio Waves International on 7441, Italy's Voice of E urope on 7520 (North Americans can sometimes find this on 7538), and the Dutch Radio Brigitte on 7490. UTC Sunday mornings are the best time to seek out the Europirates regardless of which side of the

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Atlantic is your home. Martin also logged eight FM pirates, mostly in the Birmingham area, which has long been an E nglish hotbed of unlicensed radio activity.

The Domestic Scene

Monitoring Times readers continue to have much success logging a variety of stations. We start out by applauding Tom Roche of Georgia for coming across one that is not heard too often. Tom found the Voice of the Purple Pumpkin on 15049.S at 2242. Earlier at 2215 he had Radio USA on just about the same frequency, 15049.7. At 2230 in the same spot Radio Samurai, The Voice of Oriental America, signed on.

Up in Michigan Harold Frodge bagged the Voice of Oz in upper sideband (USB) on 7410 at 0239. One Voice Radio showed up at 0040 on 7413.

Harold also found a Colombian clandestine switching frequencies between 6275 and 6295 at 0112. Most likely this is not Radio Patria Libre, which has been around for awhile, but a relatively new station. According to clandestine expert George Zeller, it sometimes identifies as "Del Pueblo Responde" (the people respond) and is intended to jam Patria Libre. On one occasion I heard it doing battle with a music jammer.

From Virginia Pat Murphy writes to report his latest in what is now a long list of pirate catches. Pat had the Canadian pirate CFBN at 0214 on 7415. On the same frequency he heard an ID for WHO (also logged by this writer) at 0119, while Radio Free Frank, Samurai Radio, and the Voice of Oz were in a QSO around 0200.

Another Virginian, Wit Gregson, reports he bagged his first pirate. It was The Free Radio Project, on 7415 with 25 watts at 0035. What made Wit's catch so unusual was that this was a pirate that operates in Morse code.

Maryland's Ron Bruckman got KUSA Radio Wisconsin on 7415 with a rather hefty 500 watts at 0600 UTC. KUSA uses both USB and LSB {lower sideband) and may be able to turn out as many as 1,500 watts. It announced a test to E urope with that power on 26000 kHz.

Minnesota's Alan Masyga continues to do quite well for himself. He had the Voice of Bob on 7410 at 0650. Radio USA is a regular at Alan's location. It turned up again at 2200 on 15050 kHz. An unusual log was KU84 on 14313 USB at 2045 with New Wave music. Alan also added QSLs from WORK and Action Radio to his collection.

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Bill Battles of New Hampshire received this QSL for a British Forces Broadcasting Service transmission to troops in the Middle East.

Here and There both Bolivia and Argentine. Piracy is not a

Some very special listening should be in store for readers tuning in to Radio NewYork International on 7520, says Karl Zuk. On February 3, from 0200 to 0600 UTC, RNI will be hosting a special call-in show. The topic is pirate radio, and the invitation is out to all pirate broadcasters to call in their comments (800-73-69-RNI, we assume?). Should be interesting to see who checks in!

Thanks to information received from Andy Robbins, we know one station we will not hear is an FM pirate which had been broadcasting from a Kalamazoo, Michigan, restaurant on 103.7 MHz. The operator, who was busted by the FCC, is not likely to get off with just a fine. He put his station on the air with $23,000 worth of equipment allegedly stolen from WEVS in Saugatuck, Michigan. Andy reports that KMUD (7435 kHz) in San Rafael, California, has also been closed.

ACE now has several pirate and clandestine awards for which you might wish to qualify. Certificates suitable for framing are awarded. For further information, I would suggest you send a stamped, addressed envelope to ACE Awards, R.1, Box 15A, Belfast, N.Y. 14711.

There has been much speculation in DX circles that El Salvadorean clandestine Radio Venceremos had disappeared. Some had suspected that it might have actually been located in Nicaragua and had to cease broadcasting after the Sandinistas lost last spring's election and control of the government. However, reliable outside journalists have in the past made trips to Venceremos broadcasting sites and claimed these were indeed in rebel-controlled areas of El Salvador.

Recently both the BBC Monitoring Service and the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service have both made references to Venceremos, including state­ments by the station it is being jammed. Apparently Venceremos is still with us, but there is always the possibility it is not currently using shortwave but only mediumwave and possibly FM.

Elsewhere FBIS notes a number of unlicensed stations are being shut down in

European or North American monopoly. Normally in Latin America these are commercial stations who simply take to the air without a license. Some may be in small towns or relatively remote areas, and more than one has been known to broadcast for years without any problems.

Several folks, including George Viera of New York, wrote to tell us they had monitored Radio Free New York, which is relayed by WWCR UTC Sundays beginning at 0400. Give them a listen. WWCR seems to be specializing as the "nation's relay."

Catch one of the more unusual programs on shortwave these days on another WWCR relay. This is the "Original George Klein E lvis Show," which can be found on 15690 at 1500 UTC Saturdays and on 7520 after Radio Newyork International signs off at 0600 UTC Mondays. 'The Elvis Show" originates from WHBQ Memphis, Tennessee (560 kHz), which claims to be the first station in the world to play an Elvis Presley record.

Pardon Us if we Brag

But we are feeling a little smug after having bagged our first Ethiopian clandes­tine. These are never easy, but the Voice of the Broad Oromo Masses did make it here with an interval signal and sign-on announcement before fading out. Look for it on 7890 around 0355.

Terry Krueger, however, did even better. In addition to the above, he got two more. Voice of the Ethiopian People for Peace, Democracy and Freedom was the probable one on 9355 at 0355, while Voice of the Broad Masses of Erithea showed up on 10021.39 at 0345.

Now if you get one of these you might even want to try for a QSL. I cannot promise you will have any success, but according to the BBC Monitoring Service, you just might be able to reach these stations via The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Demo­cratic Front, P.O. Box 710358, Dallas, Texas 75371.

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One Magic Moment

Thomas D. Trocchio of Medina, Ohio, had one of those rare DX days that everyone dreams of. Says T homas, "I've been into monitoring just about everything that comes across the radio -- from RTTY to broadcast band [AM) to utes - anything. But until yesterday morning at approximately 1300 UTC, I've had very,~ limited success with monitoring much of anything besides noise and 344-CL (Cleveland) below SOO kHz.

All of that changed last month. "Today alone I've logged over 20 beacons. In over lS years of monitoring, I've ~ heard such a quiet band!"

221 CDI 227 EZE 233 PDR

X 260 BYN (Bryan, Ohio) 264 MRT 269 TU 298 cc 319 xx 329 CH (Charleston, SC!!!) 330 cu

X 344 CL (Cleveland, Ohio) X 3S3 QG (Windsor, Ontario)

360 IE 361 AR

X 379 F2I (Fostoria, Ohio) 383 MLR

X 388 DT (Detroit, Michigan) 400 SLW 409 HBD

X 411 VFU (Vanwert, Ohio) X 414 PCW (Port Clinton, Ohio)

417 BKL X 419 RY (Grosse Island, Michigan) X S24 HEH (Newark, Ohio)

Thomas admits that ''I'm not the sharpest at copying Morse code but those that I could verify via past issues of Mo11ito1i11g Times are marked with an "X."

Located some 20 miles south of Cleveland, Mr. Trocchio uses a Kenwood R-SOOO hooked to a 6S foot longwire antenna oriented north­south. His other equipment includes a Kenwood R-1000, a Grundig Satclit SOO, a Grundig Majestic 3960, a Sony SW-20 and '2003 "and my good 'ol Zenith Trans-Oceanic HSOO."

"I often thought that my antenna was the reason for my lack of success below SOO kHz. Well, I guess I was wrong."

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Fishing for Beacons

Many low frequency experimenters put their own low-power beacons on the air. For some time, there have been reports of strange transmissions containing mixed numbers and lellers -- obviously not hobby beacons -- in the 1700 kHz area. Now comes an explanation from Clifford Buttschardt of Morro Bay, California, who says that these mysterious beacons are "fish net finders, often used by high seas fishermen to find the ends of floating nets -- nets that arc sometimes many miles in length."

"During the summer of 1990 I had the opportunity to be employed as radio officer on a merchant ship traveling between the west coast of the United States and Japan," says Cliff, who used his time aboard the ship to do some DXing. "Here is a sample of the signals heard between 1600 and 2000 kHz. The sample was made 600 miles south of Attu Island in mid-Pacific about two hours after nightfall."

The most populated frequency for the fish net beacons is 16SS kHz. There are "dozens of calls" on this frequency, says Cliff. 16SO kHz is the second most popular with 1642.3 tied for th ird. Try also 163S and 1638 kHz.

The rest of Cliffs list, listing frequency and call, as reprinted in The Lowdown, includes beacons positioned all through the 160 meter ham band.

16S6.2 AM30 1823 JPS3 1663.2 HKlS 182S.6 661 1679 OU8 182S.6 MDS2 1693 MP3 1827.6 YLSI 1709 KP73 1841 NIT 1721.4 BOJC 18S0.6 AB7T 1732.6 HU42 1871 MS77 1736 PQ17 1872.8 ASl 1739 03T 1907 TAI 1740 BW48 191S.3 KT3T 1746 SQRU 1921.S TA20 17S3 DK26 193S 2ST 1780 SG2T 1937.5 DJ81 1786.3 YGll 1939 DI7T 1787.S DA! 1941.7 TA4W 1796 K4 194S TTM 1800.2 DS4S 194S.8 sos 1801 MBT 1946 08Vl 181S.4 HLMS7 19S7.8 SAT 1817.S KD4 1959.9 QG07 1820.3 DB9 1988 DAMW 1820.3 DS3S

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Goodbye, Gwen

Community protests have caused both the House and Senate Armed Services Commit­tees to halt construction of the second stage of the Ground Wave Emergency Network (GWEN) until the National Academy of Sciences completes a report on the possible health hazards of elect rical signals radiated from the system. GWEN is designed to provide communications on longwave that could survive the effects of a high-alt itude electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear blast occurring 110 to 300 nautical miles above the U.S.

The GWEN network consists of S4 towers, lSO to 200 miles apart, linking Strategic Air Command headquarters (Offcutt Air Force Base, Nebraska), the North American Defense Command (Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado) and airborne aircraft. The system is expected to cost some $400 million when completed.

Newly Authorized or On the Air

Ken Stryker reports that the following beacons arc newly authorized, on the air, or have experienced call or frequency changes.

270 TPF Tampa (Peter Knight), FL 318 HFY Indianapolis (Greenwood Muni-

cipal), IN 331 JVY Sellersburg (Clark Co.), IN 338 UMP Indianapolis (Metropolitan), IN 368 AN San Antonio (lnt'l-AJamo), TX 397 BWK Bunkie (Municipal), LA 423 DXE Dexter (Municipal), MO na COI Cocoa (Merritt Island), FL na HLR Fort Hood (Kileen-Hood), TX na JUG Seagoville (Jecca), TX na UK.L Burlington (Boyd), KS

368-AN used to be on 2S4, 397-BWK moved from 206, and 423-DXE was on 284 kHz. Those beacons marked na arc newly authorized and apparently don't have their frequency assigned.

Credit, kudos and thanks go to Ed Cunningham, Cal Esra, Ken Stryker, Thomas D. Trocchio, Clifford Buttschardt and the Longwave Club of America. Sec you next month.

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This month, the second of the "new, improved" shortwave guide, we've reversed a trend toward cutting back the frequency database - a process you will see continuing in the months ahead. Although you haven't complained, our goal is to be as all-inclusive as possible.

We do appreciate all your positive comments. There are a lot of you out there who are attentive beyond measure, and constantly support this column.

Could you do more? This is a call for frequency monitors! Positions are available for official MT monitors (a responsible, paid position). We especially welcome voices from the West and Midwest, so that the listings can be accurate for your regions.

Don't feel you have the expertise or the time? Then just jot a note while you're monitoring anytime you notice something different from what's printed in our list, and send it to the

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above address. Or how about FAXing it to the Brasstown office (704-837-2216); it's on 24 hrs.

Without actual monitoring, our only recourse is to print a station's official schedule, not knowing if anyone can hear them or not, whether it's out of date, or who knows what? .. . Shortwave broadcasters are notoriously fickle with their frequencies!

Those of you who listen regularly already know that; Won't you share your knowledge so that others who may not be as experienced won't give up after their rust unsuccessful tries at broadcast monitoring? Sure, shortwave broadcast listening has its difficulties and requires some skill. But the object of the MT shortwave guide is to make it as painless as possible.

Meantime, we'll keep monitoring shortwave broadcasts and we'll keep listening to you. Our goal is to keep listening so )'.Ql.l'.ll keep listening.

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BBC FOR FEBRUARY: Here are some of the highlights on the BBC this month. In "Funny That Way," Barry Cryer profiles top comedians, past and present. The program can be heard in the BBC's usual comedy slot - Wednesdays at 1530 UTC, repeated the same evening in North America on Thursday UTC at 0030 UTC.

'They Made Our World" continues for the next few months, as John Newell examines the lives of scientists and inventors whose work helped to shape today's world. At ten minutes' length, blink and you'll miss it; these fascinating profiles, however, are certainly educational. Airtime is 0215 UTC on Sundays (Saturday nights in North America), with the repeat on Mondays at 1445 UTC.

MORE BBC--FOR JANUARY???: This is supposed to be the February issue of Mo11itoring Times, but we'll fudge it a bit in our look at the BBC's monthly programs.

'Two Cheers for January," the comedy program, can be heard on January 30th and 31st, preempting "Funny That Way" at the times noted above. 'Two Cheers for February" airs on February 27th and 28th, as well, at the same times. Also, "Seeing Stars," the astronomy program, airs February 2nd at 0130 UTC (early on the

John Carson Oklahoma

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evening of the 1st for North American folk), with a repeat on the 3rd at 1115 UTC.

'The Story of Western Music" certainly has a lot of ground to cover. Consequently, this eight-part series (which actually starts on January 25th) covers the history of Western music from 800 to 1600. Later years will follow in further series. The program can be heard on Fridays (Thursday nights in North America) at 0030 UTC.

Finally, this year's series of "International Recitals" kicks off this month (well, actually on January 27th), featuring live broadcasts of classical music concerts from London's BBC Concert Hall . You can hear the program on Sundays at 1515 UTC, with repeats on Tuesday at 2315 UTC. "Concert Hall," usually heard at those times, is on hiatus this month.

WRITE TO US, PLEASE!: Your comments are always appreciated. Is our new format more useful to you? We can't know unless you write. So drop us a line at the address above. It costs only a quarter ...

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how to use the shortwave guide legend Frequencies:

The Monitoring Times Shortwave Guide is a section of frequencies, programming, propagation forecasts and other listening tips to enhance your enjoyment in listening to shortwave broadcast stations.

o The first four digits of an entry are the broadcast start time in UTC. The second four digits represent the end time.

o In the space between the end time and the station name is the broadcast schedule.

The frequencies listed in the guide are for English language transmissions, updated each month. However, which frequencies may be audible from your location can only be determined by experimentation; it will vary according to time of day or night, season, or sun spots! Refer to the propagation charts on page 84 for aid in predicting conditions.

S =Sunday M =Monday T =Tuesday W =Wednesday H =Thursday F =Friday A=Saturday

If there is no entry, the broadcasts are heard daily. "TEN" indicates a tentative schedule and "TES" a test transmission.

o The last entry on a line is the frequency. Several codes may be found after a frequency as follows:

Because of such variations in reception conditions, it is advisable to tune in a station a few minutes early. In general, lower frequencies work best in the morning and evening, higher frequencies during the day.

v Indicates that the frequency it follows varies USB Single, upper and lower sideband transmissions; LSB each code refers only to the frequency it follows. SSB Sideband programs can only be heard on receivers

with sideband capability.

The frequency listings are followed by a selected list of advance programming for the most popular listening hours. Each month features a variety of stations and programming in addition to the standard BBC. News broadcasts, however, are listed every month in their entirety in "Newsline. •

[ML] A multi-lingual transmission containing English­language programs.

* English language lessons.

Programs:

To listen to a particular program or news broadcast, simply consult the frequency listing at the scheduled start time to find the frequencies in use by the station at that hour.

o Some listings may be followed by "See X 0000." The letter stands for a day of the week using the same day codes listed above. The four digits stand for a time in UTC. Listeners should check back to that day and time to find out more about that particular program.

newsline "Newsline· is your guide to news broadcasts on the air. I All broadcasts are world news reports unless followed by an asterisk, which means the broadcast is primarily national news. I All broadcasts are daily unless otherwise noted by brackets enclosing the day codes.

0000 UTC

BBC Christian Science Monitor Kol Israel Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio Canada Int'! Radio Finland (T-A] Radio Havana Cuba [T·SJ Radio Kiev Radio Korea Radio Luxembourg Radio Moscow Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-A] Radio Prague lnl'I Radio Sofia Radio Thailand Spanish Foreign Radio Voice of America WWCA (USA Radio News) (T· A] 0005 Radio Pyongyang 0010 Radio Beijing• 0000 BAT, Brussels [T·A) Christian Science Monitor (Asia) (Ml Christian Science Monitor [T·FJ HCJB*

Radio Budapest (T-S) Radio Canada tnl't [S-M] Radio Havana Cuba [T·S) Radio Jamahiriya. Libya Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Netherlands [T·SJ Voice of America (Americas, East Asia) (Special English) (T­S) Voice of America (East Asia) (Special English) [M) 0045 Radio Korea (News Service) 0055 WRNO (ABC News) [H, A)

0100

All India Radio BBC Christian Science Monitor Deutsche Welle Kot Israel Radio AUstralia Radio Belize Radio Ganada tnt't (S·M) Radio Havana Cuba (T·S) Radio Japan Radio Luxembourg Radio Moscow Radio New Zealand lnl'I [M-F] Radio Prague tnl't

Radio Thailand Radio Yugoslavia Radtotetevlslone nallana RAE, Buenos Aires (T·A) Spanish Foreign Radio Voice ot America Voice of Indonesia WWCA (USA Radio News) (T­S] 0115 Radio Havana Cuba* [T·S) 0125 HCJB 0130 Christian Science Monitor (Asia) [M] Christian Science Monitor (T-F] Radio AUstr1a tnt' t Radio Budapest Radio Havana Cuba (T-S) Radio Moscow (World Service) Voice of Greece (M-AJ 0155 Voice of Indonesia WANO (ABC News) [W, A)

BBC Christian Science Monitor Deutsche Welle Kot Israel

Radio AUstratta Radio canada tnl'I (T-A] Radio Havana Cuba (T-S] Radio Luxembourg Radio Moscow Radio New Zealand Int'! (M-F] Radio Romania tnt't Radio Thatland Swiss Radio tnt 't Voice of America Voice of Free China WWCR (USA Radio News) (T· A) 0215 BBC (Asia) Radio catro 0230 Christian Science Monitor (Alr1ca, Europe) [M) Christian Science Monitor [T-F) HCJB• Radio Havana Cuba (T-S] Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Pakistan (Special English) Radio Portugal (T-A) Radio Tirana, Albania 0245 Radio for Peace tnl'I (UN Radio) [T-A) Radio Korea (News Service)

0300

BBC Christian Science Monitor Deutsche Welle Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio Belize Radio Havana Cuba (T-S) Radio Japan Radio Moscow Radio New Zealand lnl'I (M·F) Radio Prague tnl'I Radio Thailand Voice of America Voice of Free China WWCA (USA Radio News) (T­S] 0309 BBC• 0310 Radio Beijing• 0315 Radio Cairo Radio Havana Cuba• (T-S] 0325 HCJB 0330 BBC (Alr1ca)• Christian Science Monitor (Africa, Europe) (M)

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newsline

Christian Science Monitor [T·F] 0530 Radio Australia Radio Japan Radio Tanzania [A-SJ Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ Christian Science Monitor Radio Jordan Radio Jordan Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Moscow (World Service) (Africa, Europe, NE Asia) [MJ Radio Korea Radio Korea Radio Yugoslavia Radio Netherlands [T-S) Christian Science Monitor [T·F] Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Moscow (World Service) Swiss Radio lnt'I Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Austria lnt'I Voice of Indonesia Radio RSA Trans World Radio, Bonalre UAE Radio, Dubai Radio Havana Cuba [T-S) 0805 Swiss Radio lnt'I [SJ 0340 Radio Jordan Radio Pyongyang Trans World Radio, Bonalre Voice of America Voice of Greece [M-A] Radio Moscow (World Service) 0810 [M-F] WWCR (USA Radio News) [S-0350 Radio Romania lnl'I Voice of Malaysia Voice of America FJ Radio Yerevan Radio Thalland 0825 1105 1305 Radlotelevlslone ltallana UAE Radio, Dubai HCJB Radio Pal<Jstan (Special Radio Pyongyang 0355 Voice of Nigeria 0830 English) 1310 Radio Japan [M-F] 0545 Christian Science Monitor [M- Radio Pyongyang Radio Beijing•

Voice of Nigeria• F] 1109 1325 0400 0555 Radio Beijing BBC* HCJB [ M-F]

HCJB Radio Moscow (World Service) 1110 1328 BBC Radio Netherlands [M-A) Radio Beijing• Radio Cairo Christian Science Monitor

0600 Swiss Radio lnt'I Radio Belize [T-AJ 1330 Deutsche Welle 0840 Radio Botswana [M·F] All India Radio Radio Australia BBC Radio Beijing• 1115 Christian Science Monitor [M-Radio Beijing Christian Science Monitor Voice of Greece Radio Korea (News Service) FJ Radio Canada lnl'I Deutsche Welle 0855 1125 Radio Austria lnt'I Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ Radio Australia Voice of Indonesia Radio Belize [M) Radio Korea (News Service) Radio Moscow Radio Havana Cuba [T-S] Radio Botswana (A-SJ Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnl'I [M·F] Radio Moscow 0900 1130 Radio Tashkent Radio Prague lnt'I Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M·FJ Christian Science Monitor [M· Swiss Radio lnt'I Radio Romania lnl'I Voice of America BBC F] UAE Radio, Dubai Radio RSA 0605 Christian Science Monitor Deutsche Welle* (M-F] Voice of Amerlca (Special Radio Sofia Radio New Zealand Inn• (M-FJ Deutsche Welle Radio Austria lnt'I [M-F] English) Radio Tanzania Radio Pyongyang Radio Australia Radio Korea (M-S] Voice of Turkey Radio Thailand 0610 Radio Finland [T-A) Radio Lesotho 1346 Swiss Radio lnt'I Voice of Malaysia Radio Japan Radio Moscow (World Service) All India Radio (UN News) [A) Voice of America 0618 Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Netherlands [M-A] 1355 Voice of Turl<ey Radio Canada lnt'I [M-FJ 0915 1135 WYFR (Network) [M-FJ WRNO (ABC News) [F] 0030 Radio Korea (News Service) Radio Thailand WWCR (USA Radio News) [M- BBC (Africa)• 0930 1150 1400 A) Christian Science Monitor [M- Christian Science Monitor [M- Radio Finland [T-F) 0405 F] F] 1155 BBC Radio New Zealand Int'!• (M-F] Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ Deutsche Welle (Alrlca)• [M-F] Radio Japan (M·F] BRT, Brussels [M-F] Radio Pyongyang Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Beijing Christian Science Monitor 0410 Radio Polonia Radio Finland [T-AJ 1200 Radio Australia Radio Beijing• Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Beijing 0425 Swiss Radio lnt'I 0940 BBC Radio Belize [M-F] Radlotelevlslone ltallana 0640 Radio Beijing• Chrlstlan Science Monitor Radio Canada lnt'I [SJ 0430 Radio Prague lnt'I 0956 Radio Australia Radio Finland (T-A) BBC (Alrlca)• 0645 RCI Radio Beijing Radio France lnt'I Christian Science Monitor Radio Romania lnt'I Radio Japan (M-F) Radio Bras, Brasilia [M-AJ Radio Japan (Africa, Europe, NE Asia) (M] Radio Jordan Radio Jordan Christian Science Monitor (T-F] 0700 1000 Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Korea Radio Botswana

BBC All India Radio Radio Polonia Radio Moscow (World Service)

Radio Canada lnt'I [T-A] Radio Romania lnt'I Radio Peace and Progress Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ Christian Science Monllor BBC Radio Tashkent Voice of America Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Australia BAT, Brussels (M-FJ Radio Thalland WWCR (USA Radio News) [M-Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ Christian Science Monitor Voice of Amerlca FJ 0455 Radio Japan HCJB• 1210 1405 WYFR (Network) [T·A) Radio Moscow Radio Australia Radio Beijing• Radio Pyongyang

Radio New Zealand lnt'I [M-F] Radio Jordan 1215 1410 0500 Radio Tirana. Albania Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Korea Radio Beijing•

Voice of Free China Radio Tanzania 1ZIO 1425 BBC 0715 Swiss Radio lnl'I Christian Science Monitor (M· HCJB [M-F] Christian Science Monitor Radio Havana Cuba• [T-SJ Voice of America

FJ 1430 Deutsche Welle 0730 1030 Radio Cairo Christian Science Monllor [M· HCJB* BBC (Africa)• Chrlstlan Science Monitor (M- Radio France lnt'I F] Kol Israel BAT, Brussels [M-FJ F) Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Austria lnt'I [M-FJ Radio Australia Christian Science Monitor (M- Radio Austria Inn (M-FJ Trans World Radio. Bonalre Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Beijing F] Radio Moscow (World Service) [M·A) Radio Netherlands (M-AJ Radio Havana Cuba [T-SJ HCJB* Radio Netherlands [M-AJ Voice of Greece Radio Polonia Radio Japan Radio Austria lnl 'I UAE Radio, Dubai 1455 Radio Lesotho Radio Finland [T-AJ 1040 1300 All India Radio Radio Moscow Radio Havana Cuba (T-S) Voice of Greece Radio New Zealand lnl'I [M-AJ Radio Moscow (World Service) 1055 BBC 1500 Radio Thailand Radio Netherlands (M-AJ All India Radio Christian Science Monitor Spanish Foreign Radio Radio Prague Int'! HCJB Radio Australia BBC Voice of Amerlca Radio Sofia Radio Beijing Christian Science Monitor WWCR (USA Radio News) (T- Swiss Radio lnl'I 1100 Radio Belize Deutsche Welle AJ 0755

BBC Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia) Radio Australia

0510 Radio Japan [M·FJ Radio Canada lnt'I (North Radio Beijing Radio Beijing• Christian Science Monitor America) [M-F] Radio Belize [M-AJ Radio Botswana 0800 Deutsche Welle Radio Finland [T-F] Radio Finland [T-AJ 0515 Kol Israel Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Japan Radio Havana Cuba• [T-SJ BBC Radio Australia Radio Romania lnt'I Radio Moscow (World Service)

Christian Science Monitor Radio Beijing

60 Febmary 1991 MONITORING TIMES

_ _,_-.~ newsline

Radio Romania lnl'I Radio RSA Voice of America WWCR (USA Radio News) 1505 Radio Pyongyang 1510 Radio Beijing• 1515 Radio Canada lnl'I (Europe) 1525 Radio Finland 1530 Christian Science Monitor [M­F) Deutsche Welle• [M·F) FEBA. Seychelles Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Tlrana. Albania Swiss Radio lnl'I Voice of Greece (M·AJ 1545 Radio Korea (News Service)

1600

BBC Christian Science Monitor Deutsche Welle Radio Auslralla Radio Beijing Radio France lnl'I Radio Jordan Radio Korea Radio Lesotho Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Polonia Radio Portugal (M·F) Radio RSA Radio Tanzania Voice of America WWCR (USA Radio News) (M­F) 1609 BBC• 1610 Radio Beijing• Radio Bolswana (M·FJ 1630 Christian SClence Monitor [M­F) Radio Austria lnt'I Radio Moscow (Wortd Service) Radio Netherlands (M·AJ Radio Polonia UAE Radio, Dubai Voice of America (except Alrlca) (Special English) 1655 WYFR (Nelwork) [A)

1700

BBC Christian SClence Monitor Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio Belize [M·FJ Radio Japan Radio Jordan (S·H) Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnl'I [M·FJ Radio RSA Voice of America 1705 Radio New Zealand lnt'I• (M-F) Radio Pyongyang 1709 BBC (Alrlca)• (A·S) 1710 Radio Beijing•

1715 Radio Canada lnl'I Radio Korea (News Service) 1730 Chrlslian SClence Monilor (M­F) Radio Moscow (Wortd Service) Radio Peace and Progress Radio Romania lnl'I 1735 WYFR (Network) [M·FJ 1740 BBC (Alrica)•

1fl00

All India Radio BBC Chrlslian Science Monitor Kol Israel KVOH (UPI News) Radio Australia Radio Belize (M·FJ Radio Bras, Brasllla (M·A) Radio Canada lnt'I Radio Korea Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnl'I (S·FJ Radio Prague lnl'I Radio RSA Radio Tanzania RAE, Buenos Aires (M·FJ Voice of America WWCR (USA Radio News) [A) 1825 WYFR (Network) [A) 1830 Brussels (M-F] Christian Science Monitor (M· F] Radio Belize Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Netherlands [M·AJ Radio Polonia Radio nrana. Albania Swiss Radio lnl'I Voice of America (Special English) 1840 SLBC, Srt Lanka Voice of Greece (M·AJ 1855 BBC (Alrlca)" [M·F]

1900

All India Radio BBC Christian Science Monitor (M· A] Deulsche Welle HCJB• KVOH (UPI News) Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio canada lnt'I (M·FJ Radio Havana Cuba (M·A) Radio Japan Radio Jordan (S-H] Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnl'I [S·F) Radio Tanzania Spanish Foreign Radio Voice of America WWCR (USA Radio News) [M· FJ 1903 Radio Jamahlrlya, Libya 1910 Radio Beijing• Radio Botswana

1920 Voice of Greece (M·AJ 1930 Christian Science Monitor [M· F) Deulsche Welle• [M-F] Radio Austrla tnl'I Radio Budapest Radio canada lnt'I [M·FJ Radio Flnland [M·FJ Radio Havana Cuba (M·AJ Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Prague lnt'I Radio Romania lnl'I Radio Sofia Radio Yugoslavta 1935 Radlotelevfslone ltallana 1945 Radio Korea (News Service) 1947

Radio Jamahiriya, Libya 1955 HCJB Radio Flnland WYFR (Network) [M-A)

3)00

BBC Christian Science Monitor Kol Israel KVOH (UPI News) Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio Belize (M·FJ Radio Havana Cuba [M-AJ Radio Jordan (S-HJ Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-FJ Radio Polonia Radio Portugal [M·FJ Swiss Radio lnl'I Voice of America Voice of Indonesia 2005 Radio New Zealand lnl'I• [S-HJ Radio Pyongyang 2010 Radio Beijing• 2025 Radio Havana Cuba• [M·AJ Radlotelevlslone llallana 2030

Christian SClence Monitor (M­F] Radio Havana Cuba (M·A) Radio Korea Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Netherlands [M-A) 2045 Radio Korea (News Service) 2055 Voice of Indonesia

2100

All India Radio BBC Chrtstlan Science Monitor [M­AJ Deutsche Welle KVOH (UPI News) Radio Auslralla Radio Beijing

Ralph Carson, owner of now­defunct station KUSW, poses with the station's impressive antennas. The new station, religious broad­caster KTBN (see p.28 for the story), has canceffed regular news broadcasts.

Radio Belize (M·F] Radio Japan Radio Jordan [S·HJ Radio Kiev Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnt'I [S-FJ Radio Portugal [M·FJ Radio Prague lnl'I Radio Romania lnl'I Spanish Foreign Radio Swiss Radio lnt'I Voice of Amertca Voice of Turkey 2110 Radio Beijing• 2125 WYFR (Network) (M·F] 2130 Ctlrlsllan Science Monitor (M· F] Radio Budapest Radio Cairo Radio Canada lnl'I Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio Sofia

2200

All India Radio BBC BAT. Brussels (M·FJ Christian Science Monitor

Radio Australia Radio Beijing Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia) Radio Ganada lnt'I (Europe) Radio Flnland [M·FJ Radio Havana Cuba [M·AJ Radio Moscow (World Service) Radio New Zealand lnl'I [S-F] Radio Peace and Progress Radio Prague lnl'I Radio Yugoslavia Radlotelevlslone ltallana Voice of America Voice of Free China 2208 Voice of Amertca (Caribbean)" [M-F] 2210 Radio Beijing• 2225 Radio Havana Cuba• (M·AJ 2230 Chrtsllan Science Monitor (M­F] Kol Israel Radio Havana Cuba (M-A) Radio Moscow (Wortd Service) Radio Polonia Radio Sofia Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Vilnius Swiss Radio lnt'I Voice of America (Special English) WYFR (Network) (M·FJ 2255 WYFR (Network) (M·AJ

2300

BBC Chrtstlan Science Monitor [M· A) Radio Australia Radio Belize [M·F] Radio canada lnl'I Radio Japan Radio Moscow Radio New Zealand lnt'I (S-FJ Radio Vilnius Voice of Amertca Voice of Turkey 2.305 Radio Polonia Radio Pyongyang 2315 All India Radio Radio for Peace lnt'I (UN Radio) [M-F] 2320 Radio Thailand 2330 Chrtsllan Science Monitor (M· F] Radio Moscow (Wortd Service) Radio New Zealand lnt'I (S-HJ Radio Tirana. Albania ZJ33 Radio Jamahlrtya, Libya 2335 Voice of Greece (M·AJ 2355 Radio Japan (M-FJ

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0000 UTC

FREQUENCIES

Radio Rnland, Helslnld Kol Israel, Jerusalem

9645 11755 7465 9435 11605 7345 11680 11990

0000-0025 0000-0030 0000-0030 0000-0030

0000-0030 0000-0100

Radio Prague lnl'I, CzechoslovaKla Radio Australia. Melbourne

Radio Canada lnl'I. Montreal All India Radio, New Deihl

11880 13605 15240 15465 17630 17750 17795 17855 5960 9755

0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100

9535 9910 11715 11745 15110

Radio Havana. Cuba 11820 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 15115 Radio Korea, Seoul 15575 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 6175 7325

9410 9590 9915 11750 12095 15260 17830

0000·01 00 Adventist World Radio, Costa Alea 9725 11870 0000·0100 CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625(ML) 0000-0100 CBN, St. John's, Nfld, Canada 6160 0000-0100 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 0000-0100 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 0000-0100 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta. Canada 6030 0000-0100 CFAB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 0000-0100 CHNS, Halltax, Nova Scotia. Canada 6130 0000·0100 Christian Science World Svc, Boston 7395 9850 13760 15225 0000-0100 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 0000-0100 FEBC Radio lnl'I, Philippines 15490 0000-0100 KSDA. Guam 15125 0000-0100 T-A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 15590 0000-0100 Radio Beijing, Beijing. China 9770 11655 11715

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

0008 Radio Canada lnl'I: Innovation Canada. Bob Cadman lookS at Canada's new Ideas and technological developments.

0030 BBC: The Ken Bruce Show. A mix of popular music and entertainment news.

0038 Radio Canada lnt'I: The Shortwave listeners' Digest. Ian McFarland with news and features on shortwave radio.

Mondays

0004 Radio Canada lnl'I: Royal Canadian Air Farce. A humorous look al the land up north.

0030 BBC: In Praise or God. A half-hour program of worship.

0034 Radio Canada lnl'I: Double Exposure. See S 0404.

Tuesdays

0030 BBC: Megamlx. A compendium of music, sport, , fashion. health, travel. news and views for young people.

[7:00 PM EST/4:00 PM PST]

0000-0100

0000-0100 0000-0100

0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100

0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0000-0100 0030-0100

Radio Kiev, Ul<ralne

Radio Luxembourg, Jungllnsler Radio Moscow N.Amertcan Service

Radio Moscow World Service Radio New Zealand. Welllng1on Radio for Peace lnt'I, Costa Alea Radio Sof1a. Bulgarta Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid Voice of Amertca-Amertcas Service Voice of America-Caribbean Service Voice of America-East Asia Service

WHAi. Noblesville. Indiana WINB, Red uon, Pennsylvania WANO Worldwide. Louisiana VOA Middle East service WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR. Okeechobee, Florida Radio Australia, Melbourne

0030-0100 T-S Radio Budapest, Hungary

0030-0100 T-S Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal 0030-0100 Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hllversum 0035-0100 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 0050-0100 Vatican Radio, Vatican City

7400 9750 15180 17690 17720 6090 6000 6045 7115 7150 9685 9765 17700 7370 17655 17890 21690

17675 7375 13630 21566

11680 11720 9630 11880 5995 9775 9815 11580 6130 9455 11695 15205 7120 9770 11760 15185

15290 17735 17820 7315 9495

15145 ML 7355

11905 15225 15405 17810 15690 5985 15440

13605 15240 15465 17630 17750 17795 17855 21740 6110 9520 9585 9835

11910 15160 5960 9755 6020 6165 11740

15155 17875 25950ssb 9605 11780 15180

0030 Radio Canada lnl'I: As II Happens. A detailed look at the people and events maldng news In Canada and abroad.

Voice of Free China staff take a field trip to their traJJsmitter at Tien-Ma.

Wednesdays

0030 BBC: Omnibus. See T 1615. 0030 Radio Canada lnl'I: As 11 Happens. See T 0030. Fridays

Thursdays 0030 BBC: The Story of Western Music. The history of Western music from 800 to 1600.

0030 BBC: Funny That way (except February 28th: 0030 Radio Canada lnl'I: As It Happens. See T 0030. Two Cheers for February). See w 1530.

0030 Radio Canada lnl'I: As II Happens. See T 0030.

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Saturdays

0030 BBC: From the Weeldles. A review of the weeldy British press.

0030 Radio Canada lnt'I: As It Happens. See T 0030. 0045 BBC: Recording of the Week. See M 0545.

0100 UTC [8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST] FREQUENCIES 0100-0200

0100-0200 0100-0200

WWCR Nashville Radio Havana Cuba

7520 11820

0100-0105 0100-0115 0100-0125 0100-0125 0100-0130 0100-0130 0100-0130

Vatican Radio. Vallcan Clly 9605 11780 15180 Radio Japan General Svc. Tokyo 5960 17765 17810 17835 All India Radio, New Delhi 9535 9910 Radio Netherlands tnl'I. Hllversum 6020 6165 11740 15560 RAI, Rome, llaly 9575 11800

0100-0200 0100-0200

Radio Luxembourg, Jungllnster Radio Moscow North American Svc

17845 6090 6000 6045 7115 7150 7310 9765 9685 Kol Israel, Jerusalem 7 465 9435 11605

CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625 (Ml) Radio Auslralla, Melbourne 11880 15240 15530 17630

17750 17795 17855 21525

0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200

Radio for Peace lnl'I, Costa Rica Radio Thailand, Bangkok

7375 21566 4830 9655 11905 9630 11880

21775 Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid Voice of America-Americas Service 5995 6130 9455 9775

9815 11580 15205 0100-0130 Radio Canada lnlernallonal, Montreal 5960 9755 0100-0130 Radio Japan Americas Svc. Tokyo 17755 0100-0200 Voice of Amertca-Mlddle East' Svs 6095 7205 11905 15225

15250 15405 17740 17810 21550

0100-0130 S,MRadlo Norway, Oslo 9615 11925 0100-0130 Radio Prague lnt'I, Czechoslovakla 5930 7345 11680 0100-0130 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 15405 0100-0200 Voice of Amertca-S. Asia Service 7115 7205 11705 15160

15250 17740 21550 0100-0145 Radio Yugoslavia. Belgrade 9620 11735 0100-0150 Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Germany 6040 6085 6145 6155

9565 11865 11890 13610 13770 15440

0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100·0200 0100·0200 0100-0200 0100·0200 0130·0200 0130-0200

Radio Moscow Wortd Svc Radio Canada lnt'I

11750 9535 11845 11940 13720

11753 11785 0100-0200 BBC World Service, London. England 5975 6175 7325 9410

9590 9915 11750 12095

Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana WINB Red Lion. PA

7315 9495 15145 Ml 7355

0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200 0100-0200

15070 15260 CBN, SI John's. Newfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver, Brlllsh Columbia 6160

WRNO Worldwide, Louisiana WWCR. Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Flortda

7520 6065 9505 9680 15440 9870 9875 13730 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005

CFCN, Calgary. Alberta. Canada 6030 Radio AUslrla lnlernallonal, Vienna Radio AUstralla, Melbourne 11880 15160 15240 15465

15560 17630 17750 17795 21525 21740 21775

CFRB. Toronto. Ontario. Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolla. Canada 6130 Chrlsllan Science World Svc, Boston 7395 9850 13760 15225

15610 17555 (+17865 A,S) 0130-0200 0130-0200

Radio Baghdad, Iraq Radio Budapest, Hungary

11755 11810 11830 21585 6110 9520 9585 9835

11910 15160 0100-0200 CKWX. Vancouver, Brlllsh Columbia 6080 0100-0200 FEBC Radio lnl'I. Philippines 15490 0100-0200 HCJB, Qullo, Ecuador 6205 15155 17875

0130-0200 S,M Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal 0130-0200 M-AVolce of Greece, Alhens

5960 9755 9420 9395 11645 9715 11750 17870 0100-0200 T-A KUSW, Sall Lake City, Utah 15590 0145-0200 Vallcan Radio, Vatican City

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

of the Instruments In a typical orchestra (except February 25lh: Classical Music, a sertes on vartous classical music topics).

0154 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. See S 0354.

0101 ::i~~tlo~:.Y of the Week. Hour-long drama Tuesdays 0108 Radio Canada lnt'I: Spotlight on Science. Bob

Cadman examines the latest developments In science and technology.

0109 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. Opinion on current Issues.

0115 Radio Japan: This Week. The maJor events of the week, and current affairs topics In Japan.

0117 Deutsche Welle: Feature. "Mailbag: "Phone-In." or "To The Top· (lhe German pop scene), presented on a rolallng basis.

0130 Radio Canada lnt'I: Earth Walch. Andre Courey looks at environmental Issues.

0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405. 0109 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0116 Radio Japan: In Conversallon. See M 0316. 0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0130 BBC: Personal View. See S 0445. 0134 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. Cullural,

science, and economic developments between the U.S. and Germany.

0141 Radio Japan: Let's Practice Japanese. See M 0320.

0145 BBC: Europe's World. A magazine program rellecllng life In Europe and Its links With other parts of the world.

0150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0155 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

0134 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. An advanced German language course for English speakers.

0138 Radio Canada lnt'I (Lalin America): Listeners' Comer. Listener comments, quesllons, and music requests.

0138 Radio Canada tnl'I (USA): Coast to Coast. Ian Wednesdays McFarland looks at opinions of Canadians on Issues affecllng them.

. Mondays

0101 BBC: Feature/ Orama. Program details to be announced (except February 4th: Wilh Great Pleasure, a celebrity presents selecllons from poetry and prose).

0108 Radio Canada lnt'I: L'Altllude. The arts scene In Canada.

0109 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0115 Radio Japan: Lei's Learn Japanese. See S 0315. 0116 Deutsche Welle: Living In Germany. A weekly look

at the social scene In Germany. 0130 Radio Japan: ox Corner. See S 0330. 0134 Deutsche Welle: Larry's Random Selection. Larry

Wayne lakes a look at Germany from the lighter side.

0134 Radio Canada lnt'I (Lalin America): Coast to Coast. See S 0138.

0134 Radio Canada lnt'I (USA): listeners' Corner. See s 0138.

0145 BBC: Instruments of the Orchestra. A look at each

0101 BBC: Oullook. See M 1405. 0109 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0116 Radio Japan: OU1 and Around. See M 0516. 0122 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1 ). See T

0322. 0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0130 BBC: Talk. A short talk on any subject under lhe

sun (except February 61h: Alternative View, a foreigner encounters the night-clubs of Manchester).

0130 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0134 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0140 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2). See T

0322. 0145 BBC: Country Style. David Allan presents British

country music. 0150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0155 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Thursdays

0101 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405.

MONITORING TIMES

0109 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0116Radlo Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 0122 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. See w 0322. 0125 BBC: Flnanclal News. See M 2310. 0130 BBC: Waveguide. See M 0530. 0130 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0134 Deutsche Welle: Transatianllc Diary. See T 0134. 0137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0140 BBC: Book Choice. See s 0225. 0140 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. See w 0340. 0145 BBC: The Farming World. Developments and

Issues In the world of agriculture. 0150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0155 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Fridays

0101 BBC: Oullook. See M 1405. 0109 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0116 Radio Japan: Out and About. See M 11 24. 0122 Radl9 Japan: Business Today. See H 0322. 0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0130 BBC: Folk In Britain or Jazz Now and Then. See H

1345. 0130 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0134 DeU1sche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0140 Radio Japan: Economy Update. See H 0340 . 0145 BBC: Global Concerns. Issues of an

environmental nature. 0150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0155 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Saturdays

0101 BBC: Oullook. See M 1405. 01 09 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0116 Radio Japan: Music Mix. See F 0316. 0125 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0130 BBC: Short Story (except February 2nd: Seeing

Stars). See S 1115. 0134 Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. See s

1513. 0145 BBC: Here's Humph! All lhal jazz wllh Humphrey

Lytlelton. 0150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0155 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

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FREQUENCIES

0200-0220 Radio Verltas-Asla, Philippines 0200-0230 British Forces Radio, UK 0200-0300 Radio Sweden 0200-0230 FEBC Radio lnl'I, Philippines 0200-0230 Kol Israel, Jerusalem 0200-0230 H,A Radio Budapest, Hungary

0200-0230 S.M Radio Norway, Oslo 0200-0230 SLBC Oomesllc Service, Sri Lanka 0200-0230 Swiss Radio International. Berne

0200-0230 T·A Voice of America

15220 15360 7125 9640 13745 9695 11705

15490 7465 9435 11605 6110 9520 9585 9835

11910 15160 9615 11735 4940 6135 9650 9885 12035

17730 5995 9775 9815 11580

15205 0200-0250 Deutsche Welle, Koln. W. Germany 6035 7285 9615 9690

11945 11965 0200-0300

0200-0300

BBC World Service, London. England 5975 6005 611 O 6175 7325 9410 9515 9590 9915 11 750 12095 15260

15390 21715 VOA S. Asia Svc 7115 7205 11705 15160

0200-0300 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 0200-0300 KSDA. Guam 0200-0300 T·A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 0200-0300 Radio Australia, Melbourne

0200-0300 Radio Baghdad, Iraq 0200-0300 Radio Cairo. Egypl 0200-0300 T·A Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal 0200-0300 Radio Havana Cuba 0200-0300 Voice of Free China 0200-0300 Radio Cultura, Guatemala 0200-0300 Radio Luxembourg. Jungllnster 0200-0300 Radio Moscow North American Svc

0200-0300 Radio Moscow World Service 0200-0300 Radio New Zealand. Wellington 0200-0300 T·A Radio For Peace lnt'I. Costa Alea 0200-0300 Radio Romania lnl'I. Bucharest

9745 15155 17875 13720 15590 11880 15160 15240 15530 17630 17750 17795 17855 21525 21740 21775 11755 11810 11830 21585 9475 9675 9535 9755 11940 13720 9505 11820 5950 9680 11740 3300 6090 6000 6045 7115 7150 7310 9765 15425 17700

13675 15290 15315 15425 15435 15530 15580 15595 7370 17590 17605 17890

17675 7375 21566 5990 6155 9510 9570

11830 11940 15380

15250 17740 21550 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200·0300 0200-0300 0230-0245

Radio Thailand, Bangkok 4830 9655 11905

0200-0300 VOA Middle East Svc 5965 7205 11 905 15225 17740 17810 17895 21550

RAE, Buenos AJres, Argentina 1171 o Voice of America-South Asia Service 7115 7205 9740 11705

0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300 0200-0300

CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625 (ML) WHAi. Noblesville. Indiana 7315 9495

CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland, Gan 6160 WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 15145

CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia 6160 WANO Worldwide, Louisiana 7355

CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 WWCA, Nashville, Tennessee 7520

CFCN, Galgary, Alberta. canada 6030 WYFA. Okeechobee, Florida 6065 9505 11720

CFAB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 Radio Paklstan (Slow speed news) 9545 15115 17640 17690

CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 0230--0300 T·A Radio Portugal, Lisbon

0200-0300

Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9850 13720 13760 ( + 17865 & 17555 A.S)

CKWX. Vancouver, British Columbia 6080

0230-0300 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 0230-0300 Radio Tirana. Albania

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays 0209 BBC: British Press Review. Editorial opinion In the

Brlllsh press. 0209 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0213 Deu1sche Welle: Sports Report. The latest news

from the wortd of sports. 0215 BBC: They Made Our World. Scientists who

shaped the future of manklnd. 0219 Deutsche Welle: Mailbag Asia Musical requests

and answers to listener quesllons. 0225 BBC: Book Choice. Short reviews of current or

fulure best-sellers. 0230 BBC: Fealure. Topical programming on various

subjects.

Mondays 0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. A review of

major evenls In Europe, wllh Interviews and analyses.

0215 BBC: Andy KershaW's World of Music. Exollc and Innovative music from 1he world over.

0230 BBC: Composer of the Month. A month-long sertes on a particular classical music composer.

0234 Deulsche Welle: Science and Technology. New sclentlOc and lechnologlcal developmenls.

Tuesdays 0209 BBC: Brlllsh Press Review. See s 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0215 BBC: Network UK. A look al lhe Issues and events

that affect the lives of people throughout the UK. 0230 BBC: Sports lnlernallonal. Feature program on a

topic or person making sports headlines.

Wednesdays 0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0215 BBC: Heallh Matters. See M 1115. 0230 BBC: Feature. Topical programming on various

subjects (except February 6th: Second City First, a look at big cities which aren't their nallons' capllaJs).

0230 Radio Canada lnt'I: As It Happens. See T ·0030. 0234 Deutsche Welle: Insight. See T 1534.

Thursdays 0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0215 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215. 0230 BBC: Assignment. Examlnallons of current topical

Issues. 0230 Radio Canada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0234 Deutsche Welle: Living In Germany. See M 0116.

Fridays 0209 BBC: Brlllsh Press Review. See S 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0215 BBC: Seven Seas. A weekly program about ships

and lhe sea. 0230 BBC: Drama. See H 1130. 0230 Radio Canada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0234 Deulsche Welle: Spolllght on Sport. See W 1534.

Saturdays 0209 BBC: British Press Review. See S 0209. 0209 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0215 BBC: Nelwork UK. See T 0215. 0223 Deutsche Welle: Panorama A review of the major

news evenls of lhe week. 0230 BBC: People and Politics. Background to lhe

British political scene.

17725 21730 9600 9680 9705 11840 9695 11705 9500 11825

0230 Radio Canada lnt'I: As 11 Happens. See T 0030. 0234 Deutsche Welle: Man and Environment. A

program on all topics relating lo lhe environment In Industrial and developing countries.

0230 Radio Canada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0234 Deutsche Welle: Economic Notebook. See F

1534.

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Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan Radio Australia, Melebourne

7286 4980 3665 11880 151 60 15240 15320 15465 15560 17630 17750 17795 21525 21740 21n5

Radio Baghdad, Iraq 11755 11810 11830 Radio Galro, Egypt 9475 9675 Radio Japan , Tokyo 15325 17825 21610 Radio Prague lnt'I, Czechoslovakia 5930 7345 11 680 WINB Red lion, PA 15145 ML Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Germany 6085 6120 9545 9605 Radio Beijing, China 9690 9770 11715 VOA Middle East Svc 5965 11905 15160 17810

17895 BBC world Service, London, England 5975 6005 6175 6195

7135 7325 9410 9600 9915 11750 12095 15220

1s260 15420 1no5 21715 CBC, Norlhem Quebec Service, Gan 9625 (ML) CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland, Can 6160 CBU, Vancouver, Brlllsh Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFAB, Toronto, Ontarlo, Canada 6070 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta. canada 6030 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130

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0330-0400 0330-0400 0330-0400 0330-0400 0330-0400

0330-0400

Radio Havana Cuba Radio CulluraJ, Guatemala Radio Japan. Tokyo Radio Moscow Norlh American Svc

Radio Moscow World Service Radio New Zealand, Wellington Trans world Radio, Bonalre Voice of Amerlca-Afrlca Service

Voice of Free China, Taiwan WHAi, Noblesvllle, Indiana WANO Worldwide, Louisiana WWCA, Nashville, Tennessee WYFA, Okeechobee, Florlda Vatican Radio, Vatican City Radio for Peace lnl'I. Costa Rica Radio France International, Parts

Radio Sweden Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hltversum Radio Tirana. Albania Radio Tanzania Radio Australia. Melbourne

United Arab Emirates Radio, Dubai

9710 11820 3300 5960 15325 17825 6000 6045 71 15 7150 7310 9685 9765 15425

1noo 1n25 17825 17890 21790 17675 9535 11930 6035 7170 7280 9525 9575 11835 5950 7445 9680 9765 7315 9495 7355 7520 6065 9505 15440

11725 7375 USB 3965 5990 7135 7280 9745 9790 9800 11705 9695 11705 6020 6165 9590 11720 9500 11825 9684

11880 151 60 15240 15320 15465 15560 1n95 21525 11945 13675 15400 15435

0340·0350 M·A Voice of Greece, Amens Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9850 13720 13760

15225 (+ 17865 & 17555 A.S) 9395 9420 11645 0300-0400 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 0349-0357v Radio Yerevan, Armenia 7400 9750 15180 17690 030<Hl400 Faro del Carlbe,san Jose.Costa Alea 5055 9645 17720 030<Hl400 HCJB. Quito, Ecuador 9745 15155 0350-0400 AAI, Rome, llaly 11 905 15330 1n95 030<Hl400 T·A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 15590/11695

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays 0309 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See s 0109. 0315 BBC: Society Today. A weekly look at changes In

Britain. 0315 Radio Japan: Let's Learn Japanese. Japanese

language lessons for English speakers. 0317 Deutsche Welle: Feature. See S 01 17. 0330 BBC: From Our Own Correspondent. In-depth

news stories from correspondents worldWlde. 0330 Radio Japan: DX Comer. Alka Kobayashi presents

shortwave radio news, features, and reception reports.

0334 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 0134. 0350 BBC: Write On .... Paddy Feeny presents listener

lellers. 0354 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. Japan's lnternallonal rote

with regard to mafor Issues at home and abroad.

Mondays 0309 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0315 BBC: Good Books. A recommendation of a book

to read. 0315 Radio Japan (North Amerlca): Viewpoint. See s

0354. 0316 Deutsche Welle: Living In Germany. See M 0116. 0316 Radio Japan: In Conversation. Celebrities talk

about themselves, In between musical selections. 0320 Radio Japan (North Amerlca): Let's Practice

Japanese. A practice session for the week's language lesson.

0330 BBC: Anything Goes. See s 1430. 0334 Deutsche Welle: Larry's Random Selection. See M

0134. 0341 Radio Japan: Let's Practice Japanese. See M

0320. 0350 Radio Japan: Commentary. Opinions on current

news events worldwide.

Tuesdays 0309 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645. 0316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 0322 Radio Japan (North America): Radio Japan

Heather Couper and Nigel He11best present "Seeing StalS," a new monthly BBC program on astronomy (See A 0100).

Journal. A look at Japan today and Its lnvotvement abroad.

0322 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1). See T 0322.

0330 BBC: John Peel. Tracks from newly released albums and singles from the contemporary music scene.

0330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0334 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0340 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2). See T

0322. 0350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Wednesdays 0309 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645. 0316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 0322 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. A look at the rapid

changes In other Asian nations. 0330 BBC: Discovery. An In-depth look at scientific

research.

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17690 17665

0330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0334 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0340 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. Japan's relations with

the rest of Asia. 0350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Thursdays 0309 Deu1sche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645. 0316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 0322 Radio Japan: Business Today. The latest trends In

the Japanese economy. 0330 BBC: Quiz. See M 1215. 0330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0334 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0340 Radio Japan: Economy Update. Newly marketed

products, consumer trends, and Interviews. 0350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Fridays 0309 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0315 BBC: The Wortd Today. See M 1645. 0316 Radio Japan: Music Mix. A program for young

listeners, with Japanese pop music and discussion.

0330 BBC: Focus on Faith. Comment and discussion on the major Issues In the worlds of faith.

0334 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0334 Deu1sche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Saturdays 0309 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0315 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645. 0315Aadlo Japan: This Week. See S 0115. 0330 BBC: The Vintage Chart Show. Paul Buman

presents top ten hits from the music charts of yesteryear.

0334 Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. See s 1513.

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0400-0410 M·F Radio Zambia, Lusaka 4910 0400-0410 RAJ, Rome, Italy 11905 1 5330 1 7795

5930 7345 11680 3300

0400-0415 Radio Prague lnl'I. Czechoslovakla 0400-0425 Radio Cultural, Guatemala 0400-0425 Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum 9590 11720 0400-0430 Radio Australia, Melbourne 11880 15160 15240 15320

15465 15560 17795 21525

0400-0430

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0400-0450 0400-0455 0400--0500 0400-0500

0400-0500

0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500

Radio Romania lnt'I, Bucharest

Radio Tanzania Radio Thailand, Bangkok Swiss Radio International, Berne

21740 21775 5990 6155 9510 9570

11 830 11 940 15380 9684 4830 9655 11905 6135 9725 9885 12035

13685 17670 Trans World Radio, Bonalre 11930 9535 Deutsche Welle, Kain, West Germany 7225 7150 9765 9565

Radio Pyongyang, North Radio Beijing, China Radio Baghdad VOA Europe

Korea 11765 15265 15180 15230 17765 11685 11840 11 830 5995 6140 7170 7200 9715

BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 61 95 7105 7120 9410 9580 9600 9610 9670 9915 12095

15070 15245 17885 21470 2171 5

CBC, Norlhern Quebec Service 9625 (ML) CBN. St. John's. Newfoundland, Can 6160 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130

SELECTED PROGRAMS Mondays

[11:00 PM EST/8:00 PM PST] 0400-0500 Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9840 13720 13760

0400-0500 CKWX. Vancouver, British Columbia 0400-0500 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 0400-0500 KSDA, Guam 0400-0500 T-A KUSW Salt Lake City, U1ah 0400-0500 Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal 0400-0500 Radio Havana Cuba

15225 17780 (+17555 A,S) 6080

17875 15155 15225 9815 IRA

11925 9710 9750 11760 11820

0400-0500 Radio Moscow North American Svc 9635 11895 12050 13605 15180 15425 15455 15530 15595(+17605 from 0430) 15280 17690 21690 21790 0400-0500

0400--0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500 0400-0500

Radio Moscow World Service Radio New Zealand, Wellington Radio for Peace Int., Cosla Rica Radio RSA. Johannesburg Radio Sofia, Bulgaria Voice of Amerlca-Alrlca Service

17675 7375 USB 7270 11900 7115 11720 11735 11760 6025 6035 7280 9525 9575 11785 11835

0400-0500 Voice of Amerlca·Mlddle East Service 3980 5995 6040 6140

0400-0500 Voice of Turkey, Ankara 0400-0500 WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana 0400-0500 S-F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania 0400-0500 WANO Worldwide, Louisiana 0400-0500 WWCR, Nashvtlle. Tennessee 0400-0500 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 0425-0440 RAI, Rome, Italy 0430--0500 M-F NBC Windhoek. Namibia 0430-0500 Radio Australia, Melbourne

0430-0500 Radio Tirana, Albania 0430-0500 IRA Radio Truth

0455-0500 (clandestine lntende<I for Zimbabwe) Voice of Nigeria, Lagos

7170 7200 11785 15205 9445 17880 7315 9495 9465 6185 7520 6065 9505 5990 7275 3270 3290

11880 15160 15240 15320 15465 15560 17630 17750 17795 21525 21740 21775 9500 11835 5015

7255

0445 BBC: Europe's World. See T 0145.

Sundays 0408 Aa<llo Cana<la lnt'I: Innovation Gana<la. See s Wednesdays

0404 Ra<llo Canada lnt'I: Double Exposure. A mocking look at the week's top news stories and news makers.

0409 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0413 Deutsche Welle: Sports Report. See S 0213. 0419 Deutsche Welle: lnternallonal Talking Point. A

round-table discussion on major trends an<I events.

0430 BBC: That's The Way It Was. Conversations with vanished pop stars (except February 17th, 24th: Pop Music, a series on various musical subjects).

0434 Deutsche Welle: People an<I Places. Interviews, slorles, and music beamed to Alrlca.

0434 Radio Canada lnl'I: Listeners' Corner. See S 0138. 0445 BBC: Personal View. A personal opinion on topical

Issues In British life.

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0008. 0409 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. A reading selected from the

best or world literature. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Alrlca In the German Press. A

look at what German papers and weeklies have to say about Alr1ca.

0434 Radio Gana<la lnt'I: Spotlight on Science. See S

0408 Radio Canada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0409 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Alrlca Report. See T 0434. 0438 Aa<llo Canada lnt'I: Current Alfalrs. See s 1523. 0445 BBC: Country Style. See w 0145.

0108. Thursdays 0445 BBC: Talk. A short talk on any subject under the

sun.

Tuesdays

0408 Radio Canada lnt'I: As It Happens. See T 0030. 0409 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0430 BBC: Off lhe Shelf. See M 0430. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Alr1ca Report. Reports an<I

background to the news from correspondents. 0438 Aa<llo Canada lnt'I: Current Alfalrs. See S 1523.

HCJB (Ecuador)'s "Musical Mailbag" team: Marian Osbome, Carol Cathro, John Adams, Brian Seeley.

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0408 Radio Ganada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0409 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Alrlca Report. See T 0434. 0438 Radio Cana<la lnt'I: Current Alfalrs. See s 1523. 0445 BBC: Anqy Kershaw·s World of Music. See M

0215.

Fridays

0408 Aa<llo Ganada lnt'I: As n Happens. See T 0030. 0409 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0434. 0438 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Alf airs. See S 1523. 0445 BBC: Folk In Brllaln or Jazz Now and Tnen. See H

1345.

Saturdays

0408 Ra<llo Ganada lnt'I: As II Happens. See T 0030. 0409 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0423 Deutsche Welle: Panorama. See A 0223. 0430 BBC: Here's Humph! See A 0145. 0434 Deutsche Welle: Man and Environment. See T

0234. 0438 Ra<llo Canada lnt'I: Current Alfalrs. See S 1523. 0445 BBC: Worldbrlef. See F 2315.

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FREQUENCIES

0500-0505 0500-0515 0500-0515

Radio Lesotho 4800

0500-0600 0500-0600

Radio Havana Cuba 5965 9710 11760 11820 Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 15195 17765 17810 17825

17890

Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan Kol Israel, Jerusalem

7268 4980 3665 0500-0600 Radio Moscow Nor1h American Svc 9635 11895 12050 13605 9435 11605 11655 12077

15640 17575 0500-0520 Vatican Radio 6185 9645 0500-0530 Vatican Radio African Service 1771 O 17730 21650 0500-0530 M-F NBC Windhoek, Namibia 3270 3290 0500-0545 Radio New Zealand, Wellington 17675 0500-0550 Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Gennany 5960 6120 9670 9700

11845

0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600

Radio Moscow World Service Radio for Peace Int., Costa Rica Radio Thailand, Bangkok Spanish Foreign Radio, Madrid Voice of Amer1ca-Afr1ca Service

15180 15425 15455 15530 15595 17605 15280 17690 21690 21790 7375 USB 4830 9655 11905 9630 3990 6035 7280 9540 9575

0500-0600 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 6195 7120 9410 9600 9640 9915

12095 15070 17740 17885

0500-0600 Voice of Amertca-Mlddle East Service 3980 5995 6140 7170 7200 11785 15205

0500-0600 Voice of Nigeria, Lagos 7255 21470 21715 0500-0600 WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana 7315 9495

9465 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600

CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 0500-0600 S-F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania

CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 0500-0600 WRNO New Orleans, Louisiana 6185 CFCN, Galgary, Alberta. Canada 6030 0500-0600 WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee 7520 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 0500-0600 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 5985 11580 17640 15566

3356 4830 7255 Christian Science Wortd Svc, Boston 9455 9840 13720 13760 0510-0530 M-ARadlo Botswana

15225 17780 ( + 17555 A, S) CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130

0530-0600 Radio Austria International, Vienna 6155 13730 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600 0500-0600

0530-0600 Radio Romania lnl'I, Bucharest 15340 15380 17720 17745 17790 21665 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 15155 17875 3270 0530-0600 M·F NBC Windhoek, Namibia Radio Australia, Melbourne 11880 15160 15240 15320

15465 15560 17630 17750 17795 21525 21740 21775

0530-0600 UAE Radio Dubai 15435 17830 21700 9855/ 17675 0545-0600 Radio New Zealand, Wellington

0555-0600 Voice of Malaysia, Kuata Lumpur 6175 9750 15295

PROGRAMS

Sundays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. Analysis of the main

news of the day. 0509 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0515 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. Kiyoko Tanaka

and David Powers present listener letters and questions.

0517 Deutsche Welle: Feature. See S 0117. 0530 BBC: Rnanclal Review. A look back at the

financial week. 0534 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 0134. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. People share how their

scripture gives meaning to their lives. 0545 BBC: Letter from America. Alistair Cooke's

distinctly British view of America. 0554 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. see S 0354.

Mondays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 0509 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0516 Oeu1sche Welle: Living In Germany. See M 0116. 0516 Radio Japan: Out and Around. Details not

available at press time. 0522 Radio Japan: People. Profiles of leading Japanese

In various fields. 0530 BBC: Waveguide. How to hear the BBC better. 0530 Radio Japan: City Beat. Details not available at

press time. 0534 Deutsche Welle: Larry's Random Selection. See M

0134. 0537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. Foreigners living In

Japan give their Impressions of the country. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540. 0540 Radio Japan: Crosscurrents. A current attalrs

program featuring views from Japan and abroad. 0545 BBC: Recording of the Week. A personal choice

from the latest classical music releases. 0550 Radio Japan: Commentary. see M 0350. 0555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. A short segment

featuring a popular song from Japan.

Tuesdays

0516 Radio Japan: Ou1 and Around. see M 0516. 0522 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1 ). see T

0322. 0530 BBC: Rnanclal News. See M 2310. 0530 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0534 Oeu1sche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540. 0540 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Par1 2). see T

0322. 0545 BBC: The Wortd Today. see M 1645. 0550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Wednesdays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 0509 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. see M 0209. 0516 Radio Japan: Ou1 and Around. see M 0516. 0522 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. See W 0322. 0530 BBC: Rnanclal News. See M 2310. 0530 Radio Japan: City Beat. see M 0530. 0534 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. see M 0537. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. see S 0540. 0540 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. See W 0340. 0545 BBC: The world Today. See M 1645. 0550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Thursdays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 0509 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0516 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 0522 Radio Japan: Business Today. See H 0322. 0530 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0530 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 0534 Deutsche Welle: Transatlantic Diary. See T 0134. 0537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0540 BBC: Words of Fallh. see s 0540. 0540 Radio Japan: Economy Updale. See H 0340. 0545 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645. 0550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Fridays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See s 0509. 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 0509 Oeulsche Welle: European Journal. see M o209. 0509 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209.

0516 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516.

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John Stone is one of the BBC's most

popular newsreaden.

0522 Radio Japan: Science Scene. The lalest scientific developments and research for new products.

0530 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 0530 Radio Japan: Japan Music Scene. Music,

background, and Interviews. 0537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540. 0540 Radio Japan: A Glimpse of Japan. Japanese

cullure, lifestyles, and traditions. 0545 BBC: The World TOday. See M 1645. 0550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 0555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Saturdays 0509 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. see S 0509. 0509 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0515 Radio Japan: This Week. See s 0115. 0530 BBC: Rnanclal News. See M 231 o. 0534 Oeu1sche Welle: Through Gennan Eyes. see S

1513. 0540 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540. 0545 BBC: The Wor1d TOday. see M 1645.

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0600·0700 0600-0700 0600.0700 0600.0700 0600-0700 0600·0700 0600·0700 0600·0700

0600·0700 0600-0700 0600-0700 0600-0700 0600.0700

Radio For Peace, Int., Costa Rica 7375 USB CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 Deutsche Welle. Koln, w. Germany 11765 13790 15185 17875 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 15180 15230 ABC Brisbane, Australia 9660 ABC Domestic Network, Australla 15425 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6160 6195 7120

7150 9410 9580 9600 9640 12095 15070 15245

CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada 6130 Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9840 11705 13720 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 15155 17875 Radio Australia, Melbourne 11880 13700 13705 15240

Radio Havana Cuba Radio Moscow North American Radio Moscow Wortd Service Radio New Zealand, Wellington SIBC Solomon Islands

15465 17630 21525 21740 5965 11760 11 820

Svc. 9635 12050 13605 15180 15280 17690 21690 21790 9855/ 17675 5020 9545

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

0609 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0613 Deutsche Welle: Sports Report. See S 0213. 0619 Deutsche Welle: International Talklng Point. See

s 0419. 0630 BBC: Jan for the Asking. A Jazz music request

show. 0634 Deutsche Welle: People and Places. See S 0434.

Mondays

0609 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0630 BBC: Fealure. See S 1401. 0630 Radio Canada lnt'I: Inside Track. A sports fealure

magazine. 0634 Deutsche Welle: Africa In the German Press. See

M 0434.

Tuesdays

0609 Deulsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0630 BBC: Rock/Pop Music. A series on various

musical subjecls (except February 5th: The Classic Albums. a look at the Eagles' "Hotel Callforn1a• and other classic rock LP's).

0630 Radio Canada lnl'I: Coast to Coast. See S 0138. 0634 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0434.

[1 :00 AM EST /10:00 PM PST]

0600-0700 Raello Tonga, Kingdom ot Tonga 0600-0700 M-A Vatican Radio 0600-0700 Voice of America-Africa Service

5030V 6248 9645 11740 ML 3990 6035 6080 6125 7280 9530 9540 9575

0600-0700 Voice of America-Middle East Serv 3960 5965 5995 6060 0600-0700 Voice of Hope, Lebanon 6280 0600-0700 Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 6175 9750 15295 0600·0700 Voice of the Mediterranean, Malta 9765 0600-0700 WHRI, South Bend, Indiana 7315 9495 0600-0700 S-F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania 9465 060().0700 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 5985 6065 7355 13760 0616·0700 M-FRadlo Canada International, Montreal 6050 6150 7155 9740

0630-0700 0630-0700 0630-0700 0630·0700 0630-0700 0630-0700 0645-0700 0645·0700 0645-0700 A 0645-0700

Radio Finland, Helsinki BRT. Brussells, Belgium Radio Polonia, Warsaw. Poland Swiss Radio International, Berne Radio Tirana. Albania Vatican Radio African Service GBC Radio, Accra, Ghana HCJB, Quito, Ecuador Radio tor Peace Int., Costa Rica Raello Romania lnl'I. Bucharest

9760 11840 17640 11755 9560 6120 13675 11695 6135 7270 15120 9675

15430 17570 21770 9500 7205

17710 17730 21650 6130 961 O 11835 (all 6050) 7375 use

11610 11940 15335 17720 17805 21665

Wednesdays

0609 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0630 BBC: Meridian. The world ot the arts. Including

music, drama. and books.

The popular E11glish seivice a111101111cers and producers from Radio Ca11ada !11tema1io11a/ (I.to 1:): David Smith, Bob Cad111a11, Jim Craig, Gillian MacConnack, and Jan McFarla11d.

0630 Radio Canada lnt'I: Open House. The effect of religion on politics. social Justice, and personal relallons.

0634 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0434.

Thursdays

0609 Deulsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0630 BBC: Traveling Tales (except February 21st, 28th:

Talk). See M 2315. 0630 Radio Canada lnl'I : Media Fiie. The ethics.

68 Febmaty 1991

responslbllllles, and performance ot the media. Saturdays 0634 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0434. 0645 BBC: The Farming Wortd. See H 0145.

Fridays

0609 Deutsche Welle: European Journal. See M 0209. 0630 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630. 0630 Radio Canada lnt'I: Arts Tonight. Interviews,

panel discussions and reviews covering the arts. 0634 Deutsche Welle: Africa Report. See T 0434.

MONITORIN G TIMES

0609 Deutsche Welle: Commentary. See S 0109. 0623 Deutsche Welle: Panorama. See A 0223. 0630 BBC: Meridian. See w 0630. 0634 Deutsche Welle: Man and Environment. See T

0234.

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Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Svc.,Freetown 3316 Radio Romania lnt'I, Bucharest 11810 11940 15335 17720

17805 21665 BAT Brussels, Belgium Radio AUstralia, Melbourne

Radio Tirana, Albania Radio Pyongyang, North Korea ABC Brisbane, Australia BBC World Service, London

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15070 15280 15360 15400 21715

CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Ganada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Ganada 6070 CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9840 11705 13720

15225 17780 GBC Radio, Accra. Ghana HCJB, Quito, Ecuador KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska Radio Havana Cuba Radio Japan. Tokyo

Radio Korea, Seoul

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Radio Pal<Jstan 17555 21575 Sierra Leone Brdcstng Co., Freetown 3316 Radio Finland, HelslnKI 17800 21550 Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 6175 9750 15295 Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hliversum 9630 15560 Radio Australia, Melbourne 13705 15160 15240 17630

17750 17795 21525 21775 Voice of Islam, Dacca, Bangladesh 15195 11705 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 15180 15230 ABC Brisbane, AUstralia 9660 ABC, Alice Springs, AUstralia 2310 (ML) ABC. Katherine, AUstraJla 2485 ABC, Perth, Australia ABC, Tennant Creek, AUstralia BBC, London

15425 2325 (ML)

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CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland, Gan 6160 CBU. Vancouver, Brutsh Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, canada 6130 Chrlsllan Science World Svc 9455 9530 9840 13720

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Radio Moscow Wend Service Radio New Zealand. Wellington

A Radio for Peace lnt'I, Costa Rica Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. TWA Monte Carte

15280 17690 21690 21790 9855 7375 USB 5020 9545 9480

0700-0800 Voice of Free China, Taiwan 5950 6130 9745 11925 0700-0800 Voice of Hope, Lebanon 6280 0700-0800 Voice of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 6175 9750 15295 0700-0800 Voice of the Mediterranean, Malta 9725 0700-0800 Voice Of America- THE VOA HAS NO SHORTWAVE BROADCASTS THIS HOUR- MEDIUMWAVE ONLY, 11 97kHZ VOA EUROPE 0700-0800 WHAi Noblesville, Indiana 7315 9495 0700-0800 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 6065 7355 13760 15566 0700-0800 ZBC-1, ZJmbabwe 7283 0710-0800 HCJB, Qulto,Ecuador(S. Pacific Sv.) 6130 9745 11925 0730-0800 ABC, Allee Springs, AUstralla 2310 (ML) 0730-0800 ABC, Katherine, AUstratla 2485 0730-0800 ABC, Tennant Creek, AUstraJla 2325 (ML) 0730-0800 Radio AUstrta lnt'I, Vienna 21490 15410 13730 6155 0730-0800 Radio AUstraJla, Melbourne 6035 11880 13705 15240

0730-0800 0730-0800 0730-0800 0730-0800 0730-0800 0730-0800

HCJB Quito, Ecuador KTWR, Agans Guam Radio Netherlands, Hliversum Radio Prague lnt'I, Czechoslovakla Radio Solla, Burgarta Swiss Radio lnt'I European Service

17630 21525 21775 9745 11925

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CKWX. Vancouver, Bri tish Columbia HCJB, Quito, Ecuador HCJB, Quito, Ecuador (all pro) KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska KTWR, Guam Radio AUstralla (Southwest Pacific) Radio Havana. Cuba Radio Moscow World Service

0800-0900 A Radio for Peace Int., Costa Rica 0800-0900 Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. 0800-0900 Trans World Radio, Monte carte 0800-0900 0800-0900 0800-0900 0800-0900

Voice of Hope, Lebanon Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta Voice of Nigeria, Lagos WHRI. South Bend, Indiana

0815-0830 Radio Korea, Seoul 0815-0900 S Italian Radio Relay Svc, Miian 0815-0900 A.S Radio New Zealand, Wellington 0830·0855 M· F Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum 0830-0900 Radio AUstraJla, Melbourne

0830-0900 0830-0900 0830-0900 0837-0841V 0840-0850 0845-0900

Radio Rnland, HelslnKI Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hltversum Swiss Radio lntemattonal, Berne Radio Tikhly Okean, Vladivostok Voice of Greece, Athens KTWR. Agana, Guam

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11835 15280 17690 21690 21790 7375 USB 5020 9480 6280

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ABC, Perth, Australia BRT Brussels, Belgium Radio Netherlands lnl'I. Hllversum

15425 9925 9630 17575 21485

KTWR Agana Guam 15200 Radio Australia (Southwest Pacific) 6020 6035 6080 971 O Radio Australia, Melbourne 5995 9580 9760 17715 Italian Radio Relay Svc. Miian 9815 Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Germany 6160 9565 11740 15410

17780 17820 21600 21650 21680

ABC, Alice Springs, Australia ABC Brisbane, Australia ABC, Katherine. Australia

2310 (ML) 9660 2485

0900-1000 ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia 2325 (ML) 0900-1000 S Adventist World Radio, Portugal 9670 0900-1000 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 9740 11750 12095

0900-1000 0900-1000 0900-1000 0900-1000 0900-1000

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CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB. Toronto, Ontario. canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9530 9840 11980

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Radio Japan Australian Svc .. Tokyo 15270 17890 Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 11840 2161 O Radio Moscow World Service 15280 17690 21690 21790 Radio New Zealand. Wellington 9855

0900-1000 A Radio for Peace Int., Costa Rica 7375 USB 0900-1000 Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. 5020 0900-1 000 Voice of Hope, Lebanon 6280 0900-1000 Voice of Nigeria. Lagos 7255 0900-1000 WHRI, Noblesville. Indiana 7315 7355 0910-0940 M,W,H.A,S Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia 11850 12015 0920-1000 ABC, Perth, Australia 6140 0930-1000 0930-1000 0930-1000 0930-1000 0930-1000

0930-0955

British Forces Broadcasting Svc, UK 15205 17695 21735 CBN. St. John's, New Foundland 6160 KTWR, Agana. Guam 11805 Radio Alghanlstan. Kabul 4940 9635 17655 21600 Radio Australia. Melbourne 5995 9580 9655 9760

17715 21775 21825 RRI Surabaya, Jawa Timur. Indonesia 2377

[5:00 AM EST/2:00 AM PST]

1000-1100 1000-1100

FEBC Radio lnt'I. Philippines HCJB, Quito, Ecuador

11845

1000-1015 Radio Budapest. Hungary 15160 15220 11925 9835 1000-1100 KHBN Guam 9745 11925 9830 ML

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BRT Brussels. Belgium Radio Alghanistan. Kabul Radio Australia, Melbourne

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Radio for Peace Int.. Costa Rica Swiss Radio lnternatlonal. Berne Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi ABC Brisbane. Australia ABC, Alice Springs, Australia ABC, Katherine, Australia ABC. Perth. Australia ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia Alt India Radio, New Deihl

7375 USB 9560 13685 17670 21695 9840 15010 9660 2310 (ML) 2485 9610 2325 (ML)

15010 15335 17387 17865 21735

BBC World Service. London. England 9410 9740 9750 12095 15070 15190 15360 15420 17705 17790 17885 21660

CBN, St. John's, Nfld. Canada 6160 CFCF. Montreal. Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN. Calgary. Alberta. Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto. Ontario. Canada 6070

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KSDA. Guam KTWR, Agana, Guam Radio Baghdad. Iraq Radio Beijing, China Radio Korea. Seoul Radio Moscow World Service Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. Voice of America-Caribbean Service Voice of America-Pacific Service WHRI, South Bend. Indiana WYFR. Okeechobee. Florida Radio Korea, Seoul Italian Radio Relay Svc, Miian Adventist World Radio, Forti. Italy Radio Austria Int'!, Vienna Radio Australia, Melbourne Radio Budapest, Hungary

Radio Korea, Seoul Radio Nelhertanas lnl'I, Hllversum Radio Tanzania UAE Radio Dubai

CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 1030-1100 M-A Vatican Radio

Christian Science world Svc. Boston 9455 9495 9530 11980 13625 13720 ( + 11705 A.S)

CKWX. Vancouver. British Columbia 6080

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Febmmy 1991 MONITORING TIMES

Voice of Greece. Alhens Radio Budapest. Hungary Radio Finland, Helsinki

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15450 21490 5995 9580 9655 21775

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15400 21550

Japanese, Taiwanese, and South Korean fishermen set a million miles of driftnet a year.

These nets are meant to catch squid , tuna, or salmon. But they are deadly to virtually all living creatures that swim into them.

Recently, Greenpeace activ­ists surveying only 60 miles of driftnet found seven ·dolphins. Unfortunately, we were too late to save any of them.

But there is still hope for tens of thousands of other dolphins, porpoises, seals, whales, and birds that are expected to get caught up in these invisible plastic ' 'walls of death' 'this year.

Support Greenpeace Action. We' re working directly to stop this strip mirung of the oceans.

And we're working to make sure that international efforts to ban driftnets do not get tangled up and die.

GREENPEACEAcr10N 1436 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009

11 00 UTC [6:00 AM EST/3:00 AM PST]

FREQUENCIES 1100-1200 Chrlstlan Science World Svc, Boston 9455 9495 9530 11960 1100-1200 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080

1100-1115 1100-1115 11 00·1120 1100·1125 1100-1125 11 00-11 30 1100·1130

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Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan Radio Flnland, Helsinki

7268 4980 3665 15400 21550

Radio Pakistan 17565 21520 HCJB Quito, Ecuador 9745 11925 Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum Adventist World Radio, Forti, Italy Kol Israel, Jerusalem

6020 11890 7230

11585 15650 17575 17590 21790

Radio AUstralla, Melbourne 5995 6020 6035 6080 9580 9655 9710 11910

15465 21825 Radio Mozambique. Maputo 11835 11818 9525 SOiomon Islands Broadcasting Co. 5020 Swiss Radio International, Berne 13635 15570 17830 21no Voice of Vietnam. Hanoi 9840 1501 O Deutsche Welle, Koln, West GermanY15410 17765 17800 21600 Radio ~ongyang, Norlh Korea 9977 11735 ABC, Alice Springs, AUstralla 2310 (ML) Adventist World Radio, Costa Rica 9725 11870 All India Radio, Norlheast Svc 71 90 ABC, Brlsbane, Australia 9660 ABC, Katherine, AUstralla 2485 ABC, Perlh, AUstralla 9610 ABC, Tennan1 Creek, AUstralla 2325 (ML) BBC World Service, London, England 9410 9515 9740 9750

11 775 12095 15070 15360 CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland, Can 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberla, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130

1100-1200 KHBN Guam 9830 ML 1100-1200 Radio Baghdad, Iraq 11860 1100-1200 Radio Japan, Tokyo 6120 11815 11 840 1100-1200 Radio Jordan, Amman 13655 11 00-1200 Radio Moscow World Service 11840 17690 21690 21790 1100-1200 Radio RSA. Johannesburg 9555 11605 11900 17835 1100-1200 A,S Radio Tanzania 5985 6105 7165 1100-1200 SBC Singapore 11940 1100-1200 Trans World Radio, Bonatre 11815 15345 1100-1200 Voice of Amerlca·Carlbbean Service 9590 11915 1100-1200 Voice of Amerlca·East Asta Service 5985 6110 9760 11720

1100-1200 WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana 1100-1200 WYFR. Okeectiobee, Florlda

15155 15425 9465 11790 5950 11580

1110-1120vM·F Radio Botswana 1115-11 45 Radio Nepal,Katmandu(Extemal

4830 5995 7255 Svc.) 5005

1115-1200 Radio Korea, Seoul 11 Jo-1 140 Radio Lesotho 11 Jo-1145 Radio Budapest, Hungary

11 30-1200 113D-1200 1130-1200

HCJB, Quito, Ecuador Radio Austria International, Vienna Radio AUstratla, Melbourne

9750 4600

15190 6110 9835 15160 15220 11 740 15155 17890 6155 13730 21490 5995 6020 6035 6060 9580 9710 11720 11910

15465 21825 1130·1200 Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum 5995 6020 9715 11660

1130-1200 1130-1200

11 50-1200

Radio Thailand Voice of tstamlc Republic of Iran

Radio Flnland

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11825 15400 21550

SELECTED PROGRAMS 1134 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S 01 34. 1154 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. See S 0354.

1131 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 11 34 Deutsche Welle: Hello Africa. See M 1134. 1137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 11 40 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. See w 0340. 1150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Sundays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Ar1s on the Air. Reporls and Interviews on cultural events and developments.

111 5 BBC: Short Story. Brief tales written by BBC listeners (except February 3rd: Seeing Stars, a monthly look at astronomy).

1115 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0515. 1130 BBC: The Ken Bruce Show. See S 0030.

Edi11g Thok/e has been the program director of Radio Nonvay lntemational since 1964.

72 February 1991

Mondays

11 09 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. A current affairs program with worldwide reports and a German press review.

1115 BBC: Health Matters. New developments In the world of medical science and filness.

1120 Radio Japan: Aslawatch. Developments In the Asian region.

1124 Radio Japan: Round and About. Details not available at press time.

1130 BBC: Composer of the Month. See M 0230. 11 31 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1134 Deutsche Welle: Hello Alrlca. Musical requests

and greetings to friends. 1137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1140 Radio Japan: Crosscurrents. See M 0540. 1150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Tuesdays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M 1109. 1115 BBC: w aveguide. See M 0530. 1120 Radio Japan: Aslawatch. See M 1120. 1124 Radio Japan: Round and About. See M 11 24. 1125 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225. 1130 BBC: Megamtx. See T 0030. 1131 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 11 34 Deutsche Welle: Hello Africa. See M 1134. 1137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1140 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2). See T

0322. 1150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Wednesdays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M 1109. 1115 BBC: Country Style. See W 0145. 1120 Radio Japan: Astawatch. See M 1120. 1124 Radio Japan: Round and About. See M 11 24. 1130 BBC: Meridian. See W 0630.

MONITORING TIMES

Thursdays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M 1109. 1115 BBC: The Farming World. See H 0145. 11 20 Radio Japan: Aslawatch. See M 11 20. 11 24 Radio Japan: Round and About. See M 1124. 11 30 BBC: Drama. A half-hour of the world's finest

radio theater. 11 31 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1134 Deutsche Welle: Hello Alr1ca. See M 11 34. 1137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1140 Radio Japan: Economy Update. See H 0340. 1150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Fridays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M 1109. 1115 BBC: Global Concerns. See F 0145. 1120Radlo Japan: Astawatch. See M 1120. 1124 Radio Japan: Round and About. See M 1124. 1130 BBC: Mer1dlan. See w 0630. 1131 Radio Japan: Japan Music Scene. See F 0530. 11 34 Deutsche Welle: Hello Africa. See M 1134. 1137 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 11 40 Radio Japan: A Glimpse of Japan. See F 0540. 1150 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Saturdays

1109 Deutsche Welle: Africa This Week. A review or 1rends anel events on the African continent.

1115BBC: Worldbrlef. See F 2315. 1115 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115. 1130 BBC: Merldlan. See W 0630. 11 34 Deutsche Welle: Mailbag Africa. Listeners'

questions, music requests, and the club corner.

12oo ·urc FREQUENCIES

1200-1215 1200-1225 1200-1210 1200·1225

1200-1 225

Radio Korea. Seoul AJI India Radio Northeast Svc Radio Finland, Helslnkl Radio Nethertands lnl'I, Hllversum

Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran

1200-1230 Radio Australia, Melbourne 1200-1230 A.S Radio Norway lnternatlonal, Oslo 1200-1 230 Radio Romania lnt'I, Bucharest 1200-1230 Radio Tashkent, Uzbekistan

9650 9750 7190 ML

15400 21550 5955 6020 9715 11660

17575 21480 21520 9575 9705 11715 11790

11825 5995 6020 6035 6080

21735 25730 15380 17720 7325 9715 11785 15460

17740 1200-1230 Radio Thailand 11905 9655 4830 1200-1230 M,W,H,A,S Radio Ulan Bator, Mongolia 11850 12025 1200-1230 Vatican Radio, Vallcan City 17865 21515 1200-1300 ABC, Alice Sprtngs, Australia 2310 (ML) 1200-1300 ABC, Brtsbane, Australia 9660 1200-1300 ABC, Kathertne, Australia 2485 1200-1300 ABC, Perth, Australia 9610 1200-1300 ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia 2325 {ML) 1200-1300 Adventist Wortd Radio, Costa Rica 9725 11870 1200-1300 BBC Wortd Service, London, England 5965 6195 9515 9740

11775 12095 15070 17640 17705 17790 17885 21470 21660 21710

1200-1300 1200-1300 1200-1300

CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

1201 BBC: Play of the Week. See S 0101.

Mondays

1215 BBC: Quiz. Test your wlls In a game show of the airwaves. 1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.

Tuesdays

1215 BBC: Mullllrack 1: Top 20. See M 2330. 1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.

Wednesdays

1215 BBC: New Ideas. See M 1615. 1235 BBC: Food Plants (except February 27th: Talk). See M 1635.

[7:00 AM EST/4:00 AM PST] 1200-1300 1200-1300 1200-1300

CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 6070 CHNS, Hallfax, Nova Scalia, Canada 6130 Christian Science Wortd Service 9495 9895 11930 11980

13625 13720 {+21780 A,S) 1200-1300 CKWX. Vancouver, British COiumbia 6080 1200-1300 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 11740 15115 17890 1200-1300 KHBN Guam 9830 ML 1200·1300 Radio Beijing, China 9530 11600 11660 15450 1200-1300 Radio Bras, Brasllla 11745 1200-1300 Radio Jordan, Amman 13655 1200-1300 Radio Moscow Wortd Service 11840 17690 21690 21790 1200-1300 A.S Radio Tanzania 5985 6105 7165 1200-1300 SBC Singapore 11940 1200-1300 Trans Wortd Radio, Bonalre 11815 15345 1200-1300 Voice of America-East Asia Service 6110 9760 11715 15155

1200-1300 1200-1300 1200-1300 1215·1225 1225-1300 1230·1245 1230-1300 1230·1300

1230-1300 1230-1300

1230·1300 1235-1245

WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana WWCR Nashville, Tennessee WYFR. Okeechobee, Flortda Radio Bayrak, Northern Cyprus AJI India Radio Northeast Svc Radio Korea, Seoul

S llalian Radio Relay Svc, Milan Radio Australia, Melbourne

Radio Bangladesh, Dacca Radio France lnternallonal, Paris

Radio Sweden, Stockholm Voice of Greece, Alhens

15425 9530 9465 11790

15690 5950 6015 11 580 17750 6150 3255 ML 9650 9750 9815 (ML) 5995 6020 6035 6080 9580 11720 11910 15465

15195 17817 9805 11670 15155 15195

17650 21635 21645 15190 21570 17740 15625 15650 17535

Ben Dalfen scans the ailwaves, huming for shortwave news for his program, nvx Comer, " airing Sundays on Kol Israel.

1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See s 1345.

Thursdays Got Something to Say?

121 5 BBC: Multllrack 2. See W 2330. 1245. BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.

Fridays

1215 BBC: Fealure. Topical programming on vartous subjects. 1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See s 1345.

Saturdays

1215 BBC: Mul111rack 3. See F 2330. 1245 BBC: Sports Roundup. See S 1345.

MT columnists and editors would love to hear it. Got something you think we should cover? We'd like to know.

Courtesy requires, however, that whenever requesting a reply of a columnist, you enclose a self-add ressed, stamped envelope for return postage.

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Radio Jordan, Amman Radio Anland, Helsinki Radio AUstralla, Melbourne

13655 15400 21550 5995 6020 6035 6080 9580 11720 11910 15465

21825 1300·1330 Radio Canada lnt'I ( China relay) 11955 15210 1300-1330 A.S Radio Norway International, Oslo 9585 9590 1300· 1330 Radio Tirana, Albania 11855 9500 1300-1330 Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade 1n40 21555 25795 1300-1330 Swiss Radio lnt'I European Service 3985 6165 9535 1300-1330 S Trans World Radio, Bonalre 15345 11815 1300-1350 Radio Pyongyang, Nor1h Korea 9325 9345 13oo-1400 ABC, Alice Springs, Auslralla 231 O 13()().1400 ABC, Brisbane, AUstralla 9660 13oo-1400 ABC, Katherine, AUslralla 2485 1300·1400 ABC, Per1h, AUstralla 9610 1300·1400 ABC, Tennant Creek, AUstralla 2325 (ML) 1300-1400 Adventist World Radio, Costa Rica 9725 11870 1300·1400 All India Radio Nor1heast Svc 3255 ML 1300·1400 BBC World Service, London, England 5965 9410 9515 9740

11n5 12095 15070 17640 1no5 1n90 17885 21410

1300·1400 13()().1400 13()().1400 1300-1400 1300-1400 1300·1400 1300-1400 1300·1400

21660 21710 CBC Nor1hern Quebee Service, Can 9625

1300-1400 1300-1400 1300-1400

CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver, Br1llsh Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebee, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alber1a, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 9495 9650 9895 11930

11 980 13625 (+21780 A.S) CKWX. Vancouver, Brillsh Columbia 6080 FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines 11850 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador 11740 17890 25950 USB

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

1308 Radio Canada lnt'I: Listeners' Comer. See S 0138.

1345 BBC: Spor1s Roundup. The day's spor1s news.

Mondays

1308 Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia): Curren! Alfalrs. See s 1523.

1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 1330 BBC: Andy Kershaw's World of Music. See M

0215. 1330 Radio Canada lnl'I: Nor1h Country. Spor1s,

weather, and the stock market repor1. 1345 BBC: Personal View. See S 0445.

Tuesdays

[8:00 AM EST/5:00 AM PST] 1300-1400 KHBN Guam 1300-1400 S Italian Radio Relay Svc, Milan 1300-1400 Radio AUstralla Middle East Svc 1300-1400 Radio Beijing, China 1300· 1400 M·F Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal 1300-1400 Radio Korea, Seoul 1300-1400 Radio Moscow World Service 1300-1400 Radio Romania lnl'I, Bucharest 1300-1400 A.S Radio Tanzania 1300·1400 Voice of America-East Asia Service

1300·1400 1300·1400 130().1400

WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR. Okeechobee, Florida

1315-1400 Radio Jordan, Amman 131!>-1400 Radio Tlkhly Okean, Vladlvoslok 1330-1400 All India Radio, New Deihl 133().1400 British Forces Broadcasting Svc.UK 133().1400 M·SBRT Brussels, Belgium 133().1400 M·F BAT Brussels, Belgium 133().1400 Laotian National Radio 133().1400 Radio AUstria International, Vienna 133Q.1400 Radio AUstralla, Melbourne

1330· 1345 A. S Radio Anland, Helsinki 133().1400 Radio Tashkent, Uzbekistan

133().1400

133().1400 A 133().1400 133().1400 133().1400 134!>-1400

Swiss Radio International, Berne

Trans World Radio, Bonalre UAE Radio, Dubai Voice of Turkey, Ankara Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi Vatican Radio

9830 ML 9815

17630 21n5 9530 11600 11660 11850 9635 11855 17820 9570

11840 17690 21690 21790 11940 15365 17850 21665 5985 6105 7165 6110 9760 11715 15155

15425 9465 11790

15690 5950 6015 11550 11580

13695 1n50 9560 5015 9565 11 760 15335

15195 17695 21735 21820 21815

71 16V 15430 5995 6020 6035 6080 9580

21550 15400 7325 9715 11785 15460

17740 9620 11695 15570 17830

21695 25680 11815 15345 15435 17865 21605 1n55 9840 12020 15010 7250 9645 11740

1308 Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia): Current Alfalrs. See s 1523.

1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 1330 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215.

Four VOA staff members from the Hindi, Arabic, Farsi, and Bengali services interview Rep. Anhur Ravena/ of South Carolina.

1330 Radio Canada lnt'I: Nor1h Counlry. See M 1330.

1345 BBC: That's The Way It was (except February 191h, 261h: Pop Music). See S 0430.

Wednesdays

1308 Radio Canada lnt'I (Asia): Current Alfairs. See s 1523.

1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See s 0509. 1330 BBC: Development '91. Aid and developmenl

Issues. 1330 Radio Canada lnl'I: Nor1h Country. See M

1523.

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Thursdays

1308 Radio Canada lnl'I (Asia): Current Affairs. see s 1523.

1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 1330 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215. 1330 Radio Canada lnl'I: Nor1h Counlry. See M

1523. 1345 BBC: Folk In Britain or Jazz Now and Then.

A look at folk or Jazz music on the British Isles.

Fridays

1308 Radio Canada lnl'I (Asia): Current Allalrs. See

MONITORING TIMES

s 1523. 1309 BBC: Twenty-Four Hours. See S 0509. 1330 BBC: Quiz. Test your wits In a game show of

lhe airwaves. 1330 Radio Canada lnl'I: Nor1h Counlry. See M

1523.

Saturdays

1308 Radio Canada lnl'I: lnnovallon Canada See S 0008.

1309 BBC: Twenty·Four Hours. See S 0509. 1330 BBC: Network UK. See T 0215. 1345 BBC: Good BookS. See M 0315.

---l·--1400 UTC [9:00 AM EST/6:00 AM PST]

FREQUENCIES

1400-1415 1400-1430 1400-1430 1400-1430

Azad Kashmir Radio, Pakistan ABC. Alice Springs, AUstralla ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia Radio Australia. Melbourne

7268 4980 3665 2310 (ML) 2325 (ML) 5995 6020 6035 6060 6080 7215 9580

Radio Beijing, China 11815 11850 15165 Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal 11955 17820 Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 11 815 11865 Radio Jordan. Amman 9560 Radio Moscow World Service 11 840 17690 21690 21790

1400-1430 1400-1 430 1400-1430 1400-1430 1400-1430 1400-1430 1400-1500 1400-1500 1400-1500 1400-1500 1400-1500 1400-1 500

Radio Juba, Sudan 9540/9550

1400-1500 1400·1500 s 1400-1500 1400-1400 1400-1500 1400-1500 1400-1500

Radio RSA. Johannesburg 9555 11 925 17835 Radio Sta.Peace & Progress.Moscow 11 670 15180 17635 17805

Radio France lnternallonal, Paris 11 925 21780 (from 1330 add: 15435 15480 15560 17835)

Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland 6095 7285 1400·1500 A.S Radio Tanzania 5985 6105 7165

Radio Sweden. Stockholm 11 905 1 n40 1400-1500 Voice of America-East Asia Service 6110 9760 15155 15425 Radio Tirana, Albania 9500 11895 1400-1500 Voice of America-South Asia Service 7125 9645 9760 15205 Swiss Radio lnl'I. Berne 6165 9535 12030 1400-1500 Voice of the Mediterranean, Malta 11925 ABC, Brisbane, AUstralla 9660 1400-1500 Voice of Nigeria. Lagos 7255 ABC, Katherine. AUstralla 2485 1400-1500 WHAi, Noblesville. Indiana 9465 15105 ABC, Perth, AUstralla 9610 1400-1500 WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee 15690 All India Radio, New Delhi 9565 11760 15335

1400-1500 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 5950 6015 11580 13695 All India Radio Northeast Svc 3255 ML

1405-1500 WYFR. Taiwan 11550 BBC World Service. London, England 9410 11750 12095 15070 1405-1430 Radio Finland, Helsinki 15185 21550 11820

1400-1500 CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 1400-1 500 CBN, SI. John's. Newfoundland 1400-1500 M-ACBU, Vancouver, Brlllsh Columbia 1400-1500 CFCF, Montreal. Quebec, Canada 1400-1 500 CFCN, Galgary, Alberta, Canada 1400-1500 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 1400-1500 CHNS, Halifax. Nova Scolia, Canada 1400-1500 Chrlsllan Science World Service 1400-1500 CKWX. Vancouver. British Columbia 1400-1500 FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines 1400-1500 HCJB. Qullo. Ecuador 1400-1500 KHBN Guam 1400-1500 Radio AUslralla Middle East Svc

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays

17640 17705 17790 17880 9625 6160 6160 6005 6030 6070 6130 9530 11960 13625 13720 6060

11 650 11740 17690 25950 USB 9630 ML

17630 21775

1415-1500 M-ARadlo Bhutan 5023v 1415-1425 Radio Nepal, Katmandu 5005 7165 (all. 3230) 1430-1500 F ABC, Tennant Creek, AUstralla 2325 (ML) 1430-1500 Radio AUstrla lnternallonal, Vienna 6155 11780 13730 21490 1430-1500 Radio AUstralla, Melbourne 5995 6020 6036 6060

1430·1500 Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hilversum

1430-1500 Voice of Hope, Lebanon 1430-1500 Voice of Myanmar (Burma) 1445-1500 Radio Korea, Seoul 1445-1500 M,W,H,A,SRadlo Ulan Bator, Mongolia

6080 7215 9580 9710 5995 13770 15150 17575

17605 6280 5990v 7275 9795 13760

1455 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Thursdays

1401 BBC: Feature. Topical programming on various subjects.

1405 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405. 1416 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1422 Radio Japan: Business Today. See H 0322. 1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430.

1404 Radio Canada lnt'I: Sunday Morning. A magazine program covering virtually everything under the sun.

1415 Radlo Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0515. 1430 BBC: Anything Goes. Bob Holness presents a

variety of odd recordings. 1454 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. See S 0354.

Mondays

1405 BBC: Oullook. Conversation, controversy, and color from Britain and the rest of the world.

1416Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1422 Radio Japan: People. See M 0522. 1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 1430 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1437 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1440 Radio Japan: Crosscurrents. See M 0540. 1445 BBC: They Made Our World. See S 0215. 1450 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1455 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225. 1455 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Tuesdays

1405 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405. 1416 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1422 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1 ).

See T 0322. 1430 BBC: Off t11e Shelf. See M 0430. 1430 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1437 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1440 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2).

See T 0322. 1445 BBC: lnslrumenls of lhe Orchestra (except

February 261h: Classical Music). See M 0145.

Bob Holmes hosts "A11ythi11g Goes" 011 the BBC World Service.

1450 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1455 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Wednesdays

1405 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405. 1416 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1422 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. See w 0322. 1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 1430 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1437 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1440 Radio Japan: Asia Conlact. See w 0340. 1445 BBC: Business Matters. A weekly survey of

commercial and financial news. 1450 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

MONITORING TIMES

1430 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1437 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1440 Radio Japan : Economy Update. See H 0340. 1445 BBC: Recording of the Week. See M 0545. 1450 Radio Japan: Commenlary. See M 0350. 1455 Radio Japan : Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Fridays

1405 BBC: Outlook. See M 1405. 1416 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1422 Radio Japan: Science Scene. See F 0522. 1430 BBC: Off the Shelf. See M 0430. 1430 Radio Japan: Japan Music Scene. See F

0530. 1437 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1440 Radio Japan: A Glimpse of Japan. See F

0540. 1445 BBC: Talk. See M 0445. 1450 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1455 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Saturdays

1401 BBC: John Peel. See T 0330. 1415 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 011 5. 1430 BBC: Sportsworld. The weekly spans

magazine.

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~-!lt•BI 1500 UTC [10:00 AM EST/7:00 AM PST]

FREQUENCIES 1500-1515 M,W,H.A.SRadlo Ulan Bator, Mongolia 1500-1515 WYFR, Taiwan 1500-1525 Radio Netherlands lnl'I, Hllversum

1500-1530 Radio Romania lnt'I, Bucharest

9795 13780 11550 5955 13770 15150 17575

17605 11775 11940 15250 15335 17720 17745

1500-1600 T-S KNLS, Anchor Point, AJasKa 11715 (or 9750) 1500-1600 KTWR, Agana, Guam 11650 1500-1600 KUSW, Sall Lake City, Utah 15590 1500-1600 Radio Australia, Melbourne 5995 6020 6035 6060 1500-1600 S Radio Canada lnl'I, Montreal 11955 17620 1500-1600 Radio Jordan, Amman 9560 1500-1600 Radio Moscow World Service 11840 17670 21690 21790 1500-1600 Radio RSA, Johannesburg S. Africa 7230 15270

1500-1530 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 17740 11905 1500-1600 Voice or America-Middle East Service 9700 15205 15260 21530 1500-1530 A,S Radio Tanzania 5985 6105 7165 1500-1600 Voice of America-south Asia Service 611 o 7125 9645 9700 1500-1530 M-AVatlcan Radio, Vatican City 6248 7250 9645 11740 ML 9350 9760 15205 15260 1500-1540 FEBA, Seychelles 11865 1500-1600

1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600

Voice of Hope, Lebanon Voice of the Mediterranean, Voice of Myanmar (Burma) Voice of Nigeria, Lagos Radio Korea. Seoul

6280 Malla 11925

5990v 7255

1500-1550 Deutsche Welle, Koln, W. Germany 9735 11965 17765 21600 1500-1550 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 9325 9640 9977 11760 1500-1555 Radio Beijing, China 11815 15165 1500-1600 F ABC, Alice Springs, Australia 2310 (ML) 5975 9670 1500-1600 ABC, Perth, Australia 9610 WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana

WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

15105 ( + 9465 M-F) 15690 1500-1600 F ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia 2325 (ML)

1500-1600 All India Radio Northeast Svcs 3255 ML 5950 11830 13695 11580 17750 1500-1600 BBC World Service, London, England9410 11750 11775 12095

1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600 1500-1600

CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can CBN, St John's, Newfoundland CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Christian Science World Service CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia CFRB, Toronto, Ontario FEBA. Seychelles FEBC Radio lnt'I, Philippines HCJB, Quito, Ecuador KHBN Guam

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays 1500 Radio Canada lnt'I: Sunday Morning. See s

1404. 1509 Deutsche Welle: Religion and Society. News

and developments concerning the world's major religions.

1513 Deutsche Welle: Through German Eyes. German journalists provide a perspective on world events.

1515BBC: International Recital. The annual series of live classical music concerts from London's BBC Concert Hall.

1515 Radio Japan: Let's Learn Japanese. See S 0315.

1523 Radio Canada lnt'I (Europe): Current Affairs. An In-depth look at the news.

1530 Radio Japan: DX Comer. See S 0330. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Pop from Germany. A look at

the German pop music scene. 1554 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. See S 0354.

Mondays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M

11 09. 1515 BBC: Feature/Drama (except February 4th:

With Great Pleasure). See M 0101. 1516 Radio Japan: In Conversation. See M 0316. 1523 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Monday Special. An Interview

or report on an event or development with special relevance for Africa.

1541 Radio Japan: Let's Practice Japanese. See M 0320.

1550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Tuesdays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M

11 09.

76 Febmaiy 1991

15070 15260 17640 17705 17780 21470 21660 21710 9625 (ML)

1515-1530 RCI European News Svc, Montreal 9555 11915 11935 15325 21545 (M-A add: 13650

6160 1530-1600 Radio Omdurman, Sudan 15315 17620)

11635 9550/9540 11680 15310 17825 17680 21500 21655

6160 1530-1600 Radio Sofia, Bulgarla 6005 1530-1600 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 6030 1530-1600 Radio Tanzania 5965 6105 7165 9664

11635 9500 6130 1530-1600 Radio Tirana, Albania 9530 11980 13625 13720 6080

1530-1600 Swiss Radio International, Berne 13685 15430 17830 21630 11665 1540-1555 M-AFEBA. Seychelles

6070 1545-1600 Radio Pakistan 21740 21480 17695 17580 15605 13665 9590 15330

11850 1545-1600 Vatican Radio, Vatican City 11715 15090 17670 11865 11740 17890 25950 USB

9830 ML 1555-1600 M,A FEBA. Seychllles

1515 BBC: A Jolly Good SMw. Dave Lee Travis presents requests, the Record of the Month, and the album charts.

1516Radlo Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1522 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1 ).

See T 0322. 1523 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 1530 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Insight. An In-depth feature,

giving the background to political events and International developments.

1537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1540 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2).

See T 0322. 1550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Wednesdays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M

1109. 1515 BBC: Traveling Tales (except February 20th,

27th: Talk). See M 2315. 1516 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1522 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. See W 0322. 1523 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 1530 BBC: Funny That Way. Barry Cryer prornes

top comedians. past and present (except February 27th: Two Cheers for February, a satirical look at the month just past).

1530 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1534 Deulsche Welle: Living in Germany. See M

0116. 1537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1540 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. See w 0340. 1550 Radio Japan: Commenlary. See M 0350. 1555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Thursdays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M

1109. 1515 BBC: Music for a While with Richard Baker.

MONITORING TIMES

Classical music with the well-known broadcaster.

1516 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 1522 Radio Japan: Business Today. See H 0322. 1523 Radio Ganada lnt'I: Current AJ1alrs. See s

1523. 1530 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Spotlight on Sport.

Background stories and coverage of Important sporting events.

1537 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 1540 Radio Japan: Economy Update. See H 0340. 1550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-tn. See M 0555.

Fridays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M

1109. 1515 BBC: Music Review. See H 2315. 1516 Radio Japan: Music Mix. See F 0316. 1523 Radio Canada lnl'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Economic Notebook.. A look

at the economic scene In Germany and around the world.

1550 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 1555 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Saturdays 1509 Deutsche Welle: Africa Highlight. A weekly

feature on an Important topic concerning Africa.

1513 Deutsche Welle: Development Forum. Reports and Interviews on projects and progress In Africa and Asia.

1515 BBC: Sportsworld. See A 1430. 1515 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115. 1523 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 1534 Deutsche Welle: Science and Technology. See

M 0234.

• 1600 UTC [11 :00 AM EST /8:00 AM PST]

FREQUENCIES 1600-1610 M,A FEBA. Mahe, Seychelles 1600-161 o Radio Lesotho 1600-1610 Vatican Radio, Vatican City 1600-1615 Azad Kashmir Radio. Pakistan 1600-1615 Radio Tanzania 1600-1630 All India Radio Northeastern Svcs 1600-1630 Radio Jordan, Amman 1600-1630 Radio Pakistan

1600-1630 A.S Radio Norway International, Oslo 1600-1630 Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland 1600-1630 M-F Radio Portugal, UsbOn 1600-1630 Radio Sofia, Bulgaria 1600-1630 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi

11865 4800 6248 7250 9645 11740 7268 4980 3665 5985 6105 7165 9684 3255 ML 9560 7287 13665 15605 17554

21670 15220 25730 6135 9540

21530 11680 15310 17825 9840 15010 12020

1600-1640 UAE Radio, Dubai 1600-1650 Deutsche Welle, Koln, W.

11795 15320 15435 21605 Germany 6170 7225 15105 15595

17825 21680 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700

1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700

F ABC, Alice Springs, Australla 2310 (ML) ABC. Perth, Australia 9610

F ABC. Tennant Creek, Australia 2325 (ML) BBC World Service, London, England 941 o 11775 12095 15070

15260 17640 17705 21660 CBC Northern Quebec Service, Can 9625 (ML) CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver. British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec. Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 9530 13625 13745 21640 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 KSDA. Guam 11980 KTWR, Agana, Guam 11650 11910 13720 KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 15590 Radio Australia, MelbOurne 5995 6020 6035 6080

7215 9580 9710 9770 11800 13745 ( + 6060 until 1630)

SELECTED PROGRAMS

Sundays 1600 Radio Canada lnt'I: Sunday Morning. See s

1404. 1609 Deutsche Welle: Arts on the Air. See S 1109. 1615 BBC: Feature. See S 0230. 1634 Deutsche Welle: German by Radio. See S

0134. 1645 BBC: Letter from America See S 0545.

Mondays 1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M

1109. 161 5 BBC: New Ideas. A look at new products and

technological developments. 1634 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. Correspon­

dents' reports, Interviews. and background news from the Asia-Pacific region.

1600·1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700

1600-1700

1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700

Radio Baghdad, Iraq Radio Beijing, China

S Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal Radio France International, Pans

Radio Moscow World Service

Radio RSA. Johannesburg Trans World Radio-Swaziland Voice of America-Africa Service

11 860 9570 15110 15130

11955 17820 6175 11705 12015 15360

17620 17795 17845 17850 711 0 9655 9840 11 630

11 890 12005 12010 12015 15375 15540 17600 17670 17710 21585 21630 21740 ( + 11840 via Cuba) 7230 15270

15135 7195 9575 11920 15410

15445 15580 15600 17785 17800 17870

1600-1700 1600-1700

Voice of America-Middle East Service 3980 9700 15205 15260 Voice of America-Asia Service 7125 9645 9700 9760

1600-1700 1600-1700

1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700 1600-1700

Voice of Nigeria, Lagos WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana

WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania WRNO New Orleans, Louisiana WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

1610-1620 M-FRadto Botswana 1610-1625 M FEBA. Mahe, Seychelles 1615-1620 Vatican Radio, Vatican City 1615-1630 Radio Budapest, Hungary

1615-1630 Radio Korea, Seoul, South Korea 1630-1655 M-ABRT Brussels, Belgium 1630-1700 Radio Austria lnt'I, Vienna 1630-1700 Radio Netherlands, Hllversum 1645-1700 M-FRadlo Botswana 16S0-1700 Radio New Zealand, Wellington

15205 15260 15395 7255 9465(M-F) 13760(M-A)

151 OS(S) 21840(A.S) 15295 15420 15690 11830 13695 17750 15566 11580 17612 21525 21615 3356 4830 7255

11865 9645 11740

15160 15220 1191 0 9835 9585 7220 9870

17580 21810 11780 13730 21490 15570 6020 3356 4830 7255

15485

Mail! The Kol Ismel staff gets stacks of it!

1635 BBC: Food Plants. Slapte crops which feed our world (except February 25th: Talk, a short talk on any subject under the sun).

1645 BBC: The World Today. News analysis on a selected location or event In the news.

The Classic Albums). See T 0630. 1615 BBC: Science In Action. The latest In scientific developments.

Tuesdays 1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M

1109. 1615 BBC: Omnibus. A half-hOur program on

practically any topic. 1634 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See M

1634. 1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.

Wednesdays 1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M

1109. 1615 BBC: Rock/Pop Music (except February 6th:

1634 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See M 1634.

1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.

Thursdays 1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsllne Cologne. See M

1109. 1615 BBC: Assignment. See H 0230. 1634 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See M

1634. 1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.

Fridays 1609 Deutsche Welle: Newsline Cologne. See M

1109.

MONITORING TIMES

1634 Deutsche Welle: Asia-Pacific Report. See M 1634.

1645 BBC: The World Today. See M 1645.

Saturdays 1609 Deutsche Welle: lntematlonal Talking Point.

See S 0419. 1615 BBC: Sportsworld. See A 1430. 1623 Deutsche Welle: Development Forum. See A

1513. 1634 Deutsche Welle: Religion and Society. See S

1509.

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____ , _ __ _ 1700 UTC FREQUENCIES

1700-1725 Radio Netherlands, Hllversum 1700-1730 A,S Radio Noiway 1700-1730 Radio Prague lnl'I, Czechoslovakia 1700-1730 Radio SWeden, Stockholm 1700-1750 Radio Bras. Brazil 1700· 1750 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 1700-1800 BBC World Service, London

1700-1800 1700-1800

1700-1800 1700-1800 1700-1800

1700-1800 1700-1800 1700·1800 1700·1800 1700-1800

1700·1800

1700-1800 1700-1800

CBC, Montreal Christian Science world Service

ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia KUSW Salt Lake City, Utah Radio Australia, Melbourne

Radio Baghdad, Iraq Radio Beijing, China Radio Japan, Tokyo Radio Korea, Seoul Radio Moscow Africa Service

Radio Moscow World Service

Radio New Zealand, Wellington Radio Pyongyang, North Korea

1800 UTC

FREQUENCIES

15570 6020 9655 5930 6055 7345 11 990 6065 9615

15265 9325 9640 9977 11760 9410 11 775 12095 15070

15260 15310 15400 17640 17695 21 470 21660 9625 (ML)

13625 21640 ( + 17555 & 15610 A.S 11800 15590 5995 6020 6035 6080 7215 7240 9580 9710 9770 11 855

11860 9570 11 575 15225 9695 11 815 11865

15575 11690 11745 11775 11 850 11960 15230 15330 15415 15535 15585 17565 17570 17595 17615 17655 21565 21630 21715 11 840 12010 12015 151 50 15265 17585 17600 17670 17695 21585 25375 ( + 11840 via Cuba) 15485 9325 9640 9977 11 760

1600-1815 Kot Israel 11585 11655 1600-1630 Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal 13670 15260 17820 1600-1630 A,S Radio Noiway International, Oslo 17755 1800-1830 Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 9605 1800-1830 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 6065 7265 1600-1630 Voice of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa 9660 1800·1830 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi 15010 12010 9840 1800-1645 All India Radio, New Delhi 11935 15360 1600-1845 Trans World Radio, Swaziland 15210 1600-1855 Radio Mozambique, Maputo 9618 4855 3265 1600-1900 F ABC, Alice Springs, Australia 2310 (ML) 1600-1900 F ABC, Tennant Creel<, Australia 2325 (ML) 1600-1900 BBC World Service, London 9410 12095 15070 17640 1600-1900 CBC Monlreal 9625 1600-1900 CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 1600-1900 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 1800-1900 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 1800-1900 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 1800·1900 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 6070 1600-1900 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 1800-1900 Christian Science World Service 11650 13625 21640 1800-1900 CKWX, Vancouver, Brillsh Columbia 6080 1800-1900 KVOH, Rancho Simi, California 17775 1800·1900 KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 15590 1800-1900 S·F WMLK Bethel, Pennsylvania 9465 1800-1900 Radio Auslralla, Melbourne 5995 6020 6035 6080 1600-1900 Radio Havana Cuba 15345 1600-1900 Radio Moscow World Service 11765 11640 11890 13605 1600-1900 Radio New Zealand, Welllnglon 15485 1800-1900 Radio RSA. Johannesburg, S. Africa 17765 15270 7230 1800-1900 A,S Radio for Peace lnl'I. Costa Rica 13630 21566

[12:00 PM EST /9:00 AM PST] 1700-1800 1700-1800 1700-1800

Radio RSA, Johannesburg Radio Surinam Int'! (via Brazil) Voice of Amerlca·Alr1ca Service

7230 15270 17790 17750 (ML) 7195 9575 11920 15410

15445 15580 15600 17785 17800 17870

1700-1800 Voice of America-Middle East Service 3980 6040 9700 9760 11760 15205 15260

1700-1800 Voice of America-South Asia Service 7125 9645 9700 15395 1700-1800 WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana 13760 15105 1700-1800 WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 15295 1700-1800 S-F WMLK Bethel, PA 9465 1700-1800 WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana 15420 1700-1800 WWCR, Nashvi lle, Tennessee 15690 1700· 1800 WYFR, OkeechObee, Florida 11830 13695 15440 17750

1715-1730 Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal

Radio Pakistan Radio Bayrak, Northern Cyprus BAT Brussels, Belgium Radio Romania lnl'I. Bucharest Radio Sofia, Bulgar1a

17885 21615 5995 7235 13650 15325

17820 21545 11570 15605 6150

11 695 5910 15340 15365 17805 17860 11680 15310 17625

1715-1800 1730-1740 1730-1755 1730-1 800 1730-1800 1730-1600 Radio Sta Peace & Progress, USSR 6110 9705 11 695 11745

11 775 11850 11910 11980 12055 12065 15330 15480 15585 17565 17615 17635

1730-1800 1730-1800

1730-1800 1730-1800 1730-1800

Radio Tirana. Albania Radio Truth (Clandestine Intended for Zimbabwe) (May be off the air at this time). Swiss Radio lnl'I, Berne Vatican Radio African Service RAJ Vienna

17655 21715 7155 9480 5015

9535 17710 17730 21650

12010 13730

[1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST]

Radio Tanzania 5985 6105 7165 9684 9720 15120

1800-1900V 1800V-1900 1800-1900

1800·1900

SLBC World Service, Sri Lanka Voice of America-Africa Service 7195 9575 11920 15410

15445 15580 15600 17785 17800 17870 21485

Service 6040 9700 9760 11760 Voice of America-Middle East

1800-1900 1800-1900 1800-1900 1800-1900 1800-1900

1815-1900 1830-1845 1830-1845 1830-1855 1830-1855

WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

Radio Bangladesh, Dacca Radio Finland, Helsinki Radio Prague Int'!, Czechoslovakia BAT Brussels, Belgium Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland

1830-1900 Radio Alghanlstan, Kabul 1830-1900 A,S Radio Ganada lnl'I. Monreal 1830-1900 Radio Netherlands lnl'I. Hllversum 1830-1900 Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1830·1900 Radio Tirana. Albania 1830-1900 Swiss Radio International, Berne 1830·1900 Swiss Radio Int'! European Service 1840-1850 M-AVolce of Greece, Alhens 1845·1855vlRR Africa No. 1, Gabon 1845-1900 All India Radio, New Delhi

15205 13760 17830 15295 15420 15690 11830 13695 15440 17665 21500 12032 15255 11755 9550 6120 6055 7345 5910 11695 13675 5995 6135 7125 7285 9525 11840 9635 15510 17745

13670 15260 17820 6020 15560 17605 21685 9705 9720 7120 9480 9885 11955 3985 6165 9535

11645 12105 15625 15475 7412 9665 9910 11620

11860 11935

78 Februmy 1991 MONITORING TIMES

----1900 UTC [2:00 PM EST /11 :00 AM PST]

FREQUENCIES

1900-1910 Radio Tanzania 1900-191 O M-A Vatican Radio

1900-1915 Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co .. Freetown 1900-1920 Radio Botswana 1900-1920v Radio Omdurman. Sudan 1900-1925 Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hllversum 1900-1930 Radio Afghanistan, Kabul 1900-1930 M-F Radio Budapest, Hungary

5985 6105 7165 9684 6190 6248 7250 9645

1n10 1n30 21650 3316 3356 4830

11635 6020 15560 17605 21685 9635 15510 1n45

15160 11910 9835 9585 7220 611 0

1900-1930 M-FAadlo Canada lnt'I. Montreal 13670 15260 17820 1900-1930 Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 11 850 11865 15270 1900-1930 A,S Radio Norway International, Oslo 15220 15235 21705 25730

1900-2000 1900-2000

1900-2000

Radio Beijing. China Radio Moscow African Svc

Radio Moscow World Service

1900-2000 Radio New Zealand, Welllngton 1900-2000 A,S Radio for Peace tnt'I, Costa Alea 1900-2000 M·F RAE, Buenos Aires. Argentina 1900-2000 Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. 1900-2000 Spanish Nallonal Radio, Madrid 1900-2000 Voice of America-Africa Service

9440 11515 11 960 12035 15230 15520 17655 On Engllsh & Zulu) 11765 11840 12010 12060 13605 15405 15540 15580 17570 17670 21630 21740 21630 15485 13630 21566 15345 5020

11790 15280 15375 15395 7195 15410 15445 15580

15600 17785 17800 17870 21485 1900-1930 M-F Radio Portugal, Lisbon 11740 15250 21530

1900-1930 Radio Sofia, Bulgaria 11 680 1531 O 17825 Voice of America-Middle East Service 6040 9700 9760 11760 1900-2000

1900-1930 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi 9840 12020 15010 1900-2000 Voice of America-Pacific Service 1900-1945 All lndla Radio, New Deihl 7412 9665 9910 11620 1900-2000 WHAi, Nobtesvllle. lndtana

1900-1950

1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000

1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000 1900-2000

11860 11935 Deutsche Welle, Koln, W. Germany 11785 11810 13790 15390

17810 BBC World Service, London. England 9410 12095 15070 15400 CBC, Montreal 9625 CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Cslgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFAB. Toronto, Ontario 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 11650 13625 21640

(+17555 & 15610 A,S)

CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia GBC Radio. Accra. Ghana HJCB European Service, Ecuador KVOH, Rancho Simi, California KUSW, salt Lake City, Utah Radio Algiers, Alger Radio Australia, Melbourne

(+21780 M-F) 6080

11800 6130

1n90 21480 25950ssb 17775 15590 9510 9685 15215 5995 6020 6035 6080 7205 7215 7240 9580 11855

1900-2000 WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 1900-2000 S-F WMLK, Bethel, Pennsylvania 1900-2000 WRNO, New Orleans, Louisiana 1900-2000 WWCR, Nashvllle, Tennessee 1900-2000 WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

1920-1930 M-AVolce of Greece, Alhens 1930-2000 Radio Austria International, Vienna 1930-2000 A,S Radio Budapest, Hungary 1930-2000 M-F Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal

1930-2000 Radio Korea, Seoul 1930-2000 Radio Romania tnl'I, Bucharest 1930-2000 Radio Sofia, Bulgar1a 1930-2000 M Radio Tallln, Estonia 1930-2000 Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade 1930-2000 Voice of the Islamic Republic Iran 1935-1955 RAJ, Rome, Italy 1940-2000 M.W,HASAadlo Ulan Bator, Mongolla 1945-2000 All lndla Radio, New Delhi 1945-2000 Radio Korea, Seoul 1950-2000 Vatican Radio

QSLs cowtesy of Donald Choleva, Euclid, Ohio: Radio Qata1; Radio Budapest, and the Red Cross Broadcasting SeTVice.

15205 9525 11870 15180

13760 17830 15295 9465

15420 15690 11830 13695 15440 15566 17612 17885 21615 9395 11645 5945 6155 12010 13730 6110 7220 9585 9835 5995 7235 11945 15325

17875 6480 7550 15575 5955 9690 9750 11810

11660 11765 15330 5925 7215 9660 11735 6080 n 9022 15084 7275 9710 11800

11850 12050 11935 5975 9870 6190 7250 9645

MONITORING TIMES Febmary 1991 79

2000 UTC FREQUENCIES

2000·2010 M,W,H,A,S Radio Ulan Bator. Mongolia 11650 12050 3316 2000-2010 Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co.,Freetown

2000·2010 Vatican Radio, Vatican City 6190 7250 9645 2000-2030 Kol Israel, Jerusalem 11605 11745 12077 15090

15465 17575 2000-2030 Radio Korea, Seoul 6460 7550 15575 2000-2030 M·F Radio Portugal 15250 2000-2030 Radio Prague lnt'I, CzechOslovakla 5930 6055 7345 11990

9750 11610 15064

2000-2030 Radio Romania lnt'I. Bucharest 5955 9690 2000-2030 Voice of the Islamic Republic Iran 6060 9022 2000·2050 Radio Pyongyang, North Korea 6576 9345 9640 9977 2000·2100 M·AABC, Allee Springs, Australia 2310 (ML) 2000-2100 ABC, Katherine, Australia 2465 2000-2100 M·AABC, Tennant Creek, Australia 2325 (ML) 2000-2100 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 9410 12095 15070

2000·2100 2000-2100

2000-2100 2000-2100 2000·2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100

2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000·2100 2000-2100

CBC, Montreal VOA Middle East Service

15260 15400 17755 17760 17680 9625 (ML) 6040 9700 9760 11710

11905 15205 15300 17685 21540 21570

CBN, St. John's, NeWfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Onlarlo 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 9455 9495 11960 13625

CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia KHBN Guam KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah KVOH, Rancho Simi, California ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia

13770 15610 17555 6060 9620 ML

15590 17775 11 600

2100 UTC FREQUENCIES

2100-2105 2100-2105 2100-2115 2100-2125 2100-2130 21()().2130

2100-2130 21()().2130

Radio Damascus, Syria Radio New Zealand, Wellington Radio Prague lnt'I, Czechoslovakia Radio Nelherlands lnt'I. Hliversum Radio Beijing, China Radio Budapest, Hungary

12085 15095 15485 5930 6055 7345 11990 9660 13700 15560 3965 11715 15110

11910 15160 9835 9585 7220 6110

Radio Finland, Helsinki 6120 11 755 15400 Radio Japan General Service, Tokyo 11615 11 835 15270 17765

17810 17690 2100-2130 Radio Korea, Seoul 15575 7550 6460 2100·2130 M Radio Ljublijana. Yugoslavia 5980 7240 9620 2100·2130 A.S Radio Norway, Oslo 151 65 2100-2130 Radio Romania lnt'I. Bucharest 9690 9750 1161 o 11940 2100-2130 Radio Sweden, Stockholm 9655 11705 21Q0.2130 Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co.,Freetown 3316 21Q0.2130 Swiss Radio International, Berne 9885 13635 15525 12035 2100-2130 Vatican Radio 17710 17730 21650 2100·2150 Deutsche Welle, Koln, West Germany 9670 9765 11785 13780

21Q0.2200v

21()().2200

21()().2200 2100-2200 21()().2200 2100-2200 2100-2200 2100-2200 2100-2200 2100-2200

2100-2200 2100-2200

All India Radio, New Delhi 15435 7412 9665 9910 11620

11715 15265 BBC Wor1d Service, London, England 5975 9410 12095 15070

15260 15400 17755 1 7760 17880

CBC Montreal 9625 CBN. St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 CSU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 Radio for Peace lnt'I 21566 CFRB, Toronto, Onlarlo 6070 CHNS. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 9455 9495 13625 13770

15310 15610 17555 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 ELWA. Monrovia, Liberia 11600

[3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST] 2000-2100

2000·2100 2000-2100

2000-2100 2000-2100

2000-2100

2000-2100

Radio Australia, MelbOume

Radio Baghdad, Iraq Radio Beijing, China

Radio Havana Cuba Radio Moscow Africa Service

Radio Moscow Brttlsh Service

Radio Moscow Wor1d Service

2000·2100 Radio New Zealand, Wellington 2000-2100 M-F Radio for Peace lnl'I, Costa Rica

6020 6035 7205 7215 7240 9580 11855 13745

(+6080 & 5995 until 2030) 11860 13660 9440 9920 11500 11715

15110 11 800 11 715 11775 11960 12035 15520 15535 21630 21740 7330 11630 11930 15185

17695 7315 11630 11670 11605

11890 12060 13605 15185 15315 15355 15560 17695 15485 13630 21566

2000-2100 Radio Sta Peace & Progress.USSR 9470 9820 11830 11880

2000-2100 2000·2100

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. Voice of America-Africa Service

11 960 15260 5020 7195 15410 15445 15560

15600 17785 17800 17670 15205

2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100 2000-2100

2005-2100 2030·2100 2030-2100 2045-2100

Voice of Hope, Lebanon Voice of Indonesia. Jakarta WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania WANO, New Orleans. Louisiana WWCR. Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Flor1da

Radio Damascus, Syrta Radio Netherlands lnt'I, Hliversum Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi All India Radio, New Deihl

6260 11753 11 785 13760 17830 15185 15420 15690 11 830 13695 15440 15566 17612 17885 21525 21615 12085 15095 9860 13700 15560 9840 12020 15010 7412 9665 9910 11 620

1171 5 15265

[4:00 PM EST/1 :00 PM PST] 2100-2200 KHBN Guam 2100-2200 T·A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Ulah 21Q0.2200 KVOH, Rancho Simi, California 21 Q0.2200 Radio Angola lnt'I Svc. Luanda 2100-2200 Radio Australia. MelbOume

2100-2200 2100-2200 2100·2200 2100-2200 2100-2200 2100-2200 2100-2200

Radio Baghdad, Iraq (to Europe) Radio Baghdad, Iraq Radio Beijing, China Radio Cairo, Egypt Radio Havana Cuba Radio Kiev, Ukraine Radio Moscow Wor1d Service

9820 ML 15590 1m5 3355 9535 11880 15465 17795

(until 2130: 7215 13745) (from 2130: 15240)

13660 11860 9920 11500 9900

11800 17860 9865 71 15 7150 7315 9685

11670 11745 11775 11605 11840 11890 11985 12040

2100-2200 2100·2200

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Co. 5020 9545

2100-2200

2100-2200 2100-2200 21()().2200 21()().2200 21()().2200 2100-2200 21()().2200 2100-2200

2105-2200 2110-2200 2130-2200 2130-2200 2130-2200

2130-2200

Voice of Amer1ca·Afrlca Service 7195 15410 15445 15560 15600 17785 17800 17870 21485

Voice of America-Middle East Service 6040 9700 9760 11760

Voice of America-Pacific Service Voice of Hope, Lebanon Voice of Turkey, Ankara WHAi, Noblesville, Indiana WINB, Red Lion, Pennsylvania WANO Worldwide, Louisiana WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

Radio New Zealand, Wellington Radio Damascus, Syria HCJB. Quito, Ecuador Radio Canada lnt'I. Montreal Radio Japan, Tokyo

Radio Sofia, Bulgaria

15205 11710 11870 15185 17735 6280 9795

13760 17830 15185 15420 15690 11830 13695 15566 17612 17885 21525 21615 17675 12085 15095 15270 17790 25950ssb 11880 13670 15150 17820 11815 11835 15270 17765 17810 21610 11660 11765 15330

80 Febmary 1991 MONITORING TIMES

l---·-2200 UTC [5:00 PM EST/2:00 PM PST] FREQUENCIES 2200-2205 Radio Damascus, Syria 2200-2215 M-AABC, Allee Springs, Australia 2200-2215 ABC, Tennant Creek, Australia 2200-2215 Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co.,Freetown 2200-2215 M-FVolce of Amerlca-Garlbbean Service 2200-2225 RAI, Rome, Italy 2200-2230 ABC, Katherine, Australia 2200-2230 All India Radio, New Delhi

2200-2230 BRT Brussels, Belgium 2200-2230 Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia 2200-2230 S KGEI, San Francisco, California 2200-2230 Radio Canada lnt'I, Japan relay 2200-2230 A,S Radio Norway International, Oslo 2200-2245 Radio Yugoslavia, Belgrade 2200-2245 WINB Red Lion . PA

12085 15095 2310 (ML) 2325 (ML) 3316 9640 11880 15225 5990 7235 9710 2485 7412 9665 9910 11 620

11715 15265 5910 9925 5930 6055 7345

15280 11 705 15195 5955 9620 11735 15165

15295 2200-2300 BBC World Service, London, England 5975 6005 6175 6195

7325 9410 9590 9915 11750 12095 15070 15260 15400 17750 17830

2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300

CBC Northern Quebee Svc, Canada 9625 CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030 CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 6070 CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scolla, Canada 6130 Chrlsllan Science World Service 9465 15225 15275 15300

2200-2300 2200-2300

15405 15610 17555 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 VOA Middle East 9530 11905 11960 15225

2200-2300 KHBN Guam 2200-2300 T-A KUSW, Salt Lake City, Utah 2200-2300 Radio Australia, Melbourne

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2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300 2200-2300

2205-2230 2230-2300

2230-2300 2230-2300 2230-2300 2230-2300 2230-2300 2230-2300 2245-2300

Radio Galro, Egypt Radio Canada lnt'I, Montreal Radio Korea, Seoul Radio Moscow North American

Radio Moscow World Service

9900 9760 11 945

15575 Svc 11670 11690 11710 11780

11800 12040 12050 13605 1531 5 15355 15425 15580 15595 17735 11615 11745 11775 11985 15140 15560 17570 21690

(from 2230 add: 7315 15480 17655 17850 17890) Radio New Zealand, Welllngton 17675 Radio for Peace lnt'I, Costa Rica 13630 21566 Radio Sta. Peace & Progress, USSR 94 70 9820 11 830 11880

11 980 15260 Radio Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga 5030v United Arab Emirates R., Abu Dhabi 9600 11 985 13605 Voice of America-East Asia Service 7120 9770 11 760 15185

15290 15305 17735 17820 Voice of America-Eur/ Pac. Service 9852 11805 15345 15370

Voice of Free China. Taiwan Voice of Hope, Lebanon WHRI, Noblesville, Indiana WRNO Worldwide, Louisiana WWCR, Nashville, Tennessee WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida

Vatican Radio, Vatican City Kol Israel, Jerusalem

Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland Radio Sofia, Bulgaria Radio Tirana, Albania

17610 17750 21720 6280

13760 17830 15420 15690 11580 11830 13695 17612 17885 21525 7125 9615 11830 15105 9435 11605 11655 11745

12077 17575 5995 6135 7125 7270

11660 15330 7215 9480 6100 9675 Radio Vilnius, Lithuania

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2300-2310 2300-2325 2300-2330 2300-2330 2300-2330

Sierra Leone Brdcstng.Co.,Freetown Radio Rnland, Helsinki Radio Csnada Int'!, Montreal Radio Sofia, Bulgaria Radio Vilnius, Lithuania

3316 . 11 755 15185 9755 11 730

11 660 11720 6100 7400 9865 11790

13645 15455

[6:00 PM EST/3:00 PM PST] 2300-0000 2300-0000

2300·0000 2300·0000 2300·0000

Radio Havana Cuba Radio Japan General Service,

Radio Korea, Seoul Radio Luxembourg

11930 Tokyo11835 15195 17765 17810

21610 15575 6090

Radio Moscow North American Svc.

2300-2345 2300-2350 2300-0000 2300-0000

WYFR, Okeechobee, Florida 5985 11580 15170 2300·0000 Radio Moscow World Service

7150 7315 11710 11780 11800 12040 12050 13605 15315 15355 15425 15580 15595 17735 12005 15140 15480 15550 15590 17570 17600 17620 17655 17730 17850 21585

Radio Pyongyang, Nor1h Korea 11 735 13650 Adventist World Radio, Costa Rica 9725 11 870 BBC World Service, London. England 5975 6175 6195 7325

9410 9590 9915 11750 21690 21790 13630 21566 15260

2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000 2300-0000

CBC Montreal 9625

2300·0000 2300·0000 2300-0000 2300·0000 2300·0000

Radio for Peace Int'!, Costa Rica Radio Thailand, Bangkok 4830 9655 11905

5030v CBN, St. John's, Newfoundland 6160 Radio Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga United Arab Emirates R.,Abu Dhabi Voice of America-East Asia Service

9600 11985 13605 CBU, Vancouver, British Columbia 6160 7120 9770 11760 15185

15290 15305 17735 17820 9445 9665 9685 17880 9495 13760

CFCF, Montreal, Quebec, Ganada 6005 CFCN, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 6030

2300·0000 2300·0000 2300·0000 2300·0000 2300·0000 2305·2355 2315·0000 2330·0000 2330·0000 2345·0000

Voice of Turkey, Ankara CFRB, Toronto, Ontario 6070 WHAi, Noblesvllle, Indiana WINB, Red Lion. Pennsylvania WANO, New Orleans, Louisiana WWCR, Nashvllle, Tennessee Radio Polonia, Warsaw, Poland All India Radio, New Delhi Radio Tirana, Albania

CHNS, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6130 Christian Science World Service 9465 15225 15275 15300

15405 15610 17555 2300-0000 CKWX, Vancouver, British Columbia 6080 2300-0000 KHBN Guam 9820 ML 2300-0000 KSDA, Guam 15125

15590

15145 15420 15690 5995 6135 7125 7145 9535 9910 11715 11745 6120 9760 11825 2300-0000 T-A KUSW, Sall Lake City, Utah

2300·0000 Radio Australia, Melbourne 11 880 13605 15240 15465 17630 17715 17750 17795

Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi 9840 12020 15010 Radio Korea, Seoul 7275

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PROGRAMS

Sundays

2305 BBC: Words of Faith. See s 0540. 2308 Radio Canada tnl'I: The Shortwave Listeners'

Digest. See S 0038. 2310 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0225. 2315 BBC: Letter from America. See S 0545. 2315 Radio Japan: Hello from Tokyo. See S 0515. 2330 BBC: Feature. See S 1401. 2354 Radio Japan: Viewpoint. See S 0354.

Mondays

2305 BBC: Commentary. Background to the news from a wide range of specialists.

2308 Radio Canada tnt'I: Current Affairs. See S 1523.

231 o BBC: Financial News. News of commodity prices and significant moves In currency and stock markets.

2315 BBC: Traveling Tales. Scottish story-tellers strut their stuff (except February 18th, 25th: Talk. a short talk on any subject under the sun).

2316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 2322 Radio Japan: People. See M 0522. 2330 BBC: Multllrack 1: Top 20. Tim Smith presents what's hot on the British pop music charts. 2330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 2337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 2340 Radio Japan: Crosscurrents. See M 0540. 2350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 2355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop-In. See M 0555.

Tuesdays

2305 BBC: Commentary. See M 2305. 2308 Radio Canada lnl'I: Current Affairs. See S

1523. 2310 BBC: Financial News. See M 2310. 2315 BBC: International Recital. See S 1515. 2316Radlo Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516.

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2322 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 1 ). See T 0322.

2330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 2337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 2340 Radio Japan: Radio Japan Journal (Part 2).

See T 0322. 2350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350. 2355 Radio Japan: Tokyo Pop- In. See M 0555.

Wednesdays

2305 BBC: Commentary. See M 2305. 2308 Radio Canada lnt'I: Current Affairs. See s

1523. 231 o BBC: Financial News. See M 231 o. 2315 BBC: Good Books. See M 0315. 2316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 2322 Radio Japan: Asia Hotline. See w 0322. 2330 BBC: Mullltrack 2. Graham Bannerman

presents new pop records, Interviews, news, and competitions.

2330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 2337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 2340 Radio Japan: Asia Contact. See w 0340. 2350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Thursdays

2305 BBC: Commentary. See M 2305. 2308 Radio canada Int'!: Current Affairs. See s

1523. 231 O BBC: Financial News. See M 231 O. 2315 BBC: Music Review. Classical music events

and developments from around the world. 2316Radlo Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 2322 Radio Japan: Business Today. See H 0322. 2330 Radio Japan: City Beat. See M 0530. 2337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 2340 Radio Japan: Economy Update. See H 0340. 2350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Fridays

2305 BBC: Commentary. See M 2305.

MONITORING T IMES

2308 Radio Canada Int'!: Current Affairs. See S 1523.

2310 BBC: Flnanclal News. See M 2310. 2315 BBC: Worldbrlef. A roundup of the week's

news headlines and human-Interest happen­ings.

2316 Radio Japan: Out and Around. See M 0516. 2322 Radio Japan: Science Scene. See F 0522. 2330 BBC: Multllrack 3. Sarah ward surveys the

British alternative music scene. 2330 Radio Japan: Japan Music Scene. See F

0530. 2337 Radio Japan: Japan Diary. See M 0537. 2340 Radio Japan: A Glimpse of Japan. See F

0540. 2350 Radio Japan: Commentary. See M 0350.

Saturdays

2305 BBC: Words of Faith. See S 0540. 2308 Radio Canada lnt'I: Innovation Canada See S

0008. 2310 BBC: Book Choice. See S 0245. 2315 BBC: A Jolly Good Show. See T 1515. 2315 Radio Japan: This Week. See S 0115.

A live newscast at Radio Korea.

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11\-lllllmlllrJll-How to use the propagation charts

Propagation charts can be an Invaluable aid to the DXer In determining which frequencies are likely to be open at a given time. To use the propagation charts, choose those for your location (they are divided Into east coast, mldwest and west coast of North America). Then look for the one most closely describing the geographic location of the station you want to hear.

Once you've located the correct charts. look along the horizontal axis of the graph for the time that you are listening. The top line of the graph shows the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) and the lower line the Lowest Usable Frequency (LUF) as Indicated on the vertical axis of the graph.

While there are exceptions to every rule (especially those regarding shortwave listening), you should find the charts helpful In determining the best times to listen for particular regions of the world. Goad luck!

Propagation conditions between the EAST COAST and •••

Western Europe MHz. 50.00 ~-------~

H~ MUF ' 40.oo ... H-+·UJF·> ···· ············· ·······

30.00 ··+ ··! .. L...l.. .. i.. •···:

20.00

MHz.

j : :

' '

i ... ; ...... ..

8 12 16 20 24 UTC

Western Afri ca

50.00 ..---,--, ~. _,___ ------,

:--; MUfl .. 40.oo ···H-j LUF ···················· · ··

30.00 ! . : : :

... ; .... ; .... ~ ... ;. ... ~ .. : ! . . :

2000 .... j . . .i .... i... . ... .i, • ., ,t .. .. ; . . .. ; ..•. ;

. . / •' '\"·' 10.00 . + : + : . " •. i .. ; ..... • .

0.00 - ~-L l/ . ' · ~ : . .... :

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 UTC

Central Asia MHz. 50.00 ..---------~

40.00 ... i --~-- · -~~;...1 .. t + ,; . :-· ' .. . . . ' i ..

! ; ; . : : 30.00 ····;·· ·· ~·· ··j· ···y-·+·+··:···:····: ·· · ·i ··t ··~·

! \ ! ! ' :

20.00 ··+++ ·i .. , .... t .. ~-

10.00

0 4

84

8 12 16 20 24 UIC

Febmary 1991

Eastern Europe MHz. 50.00 ~-.,.---------.,

W.00 ... l-----;·~Y{...· .. .: ,30.00

1 :

.. 20.00 .. ; .. i·+

. . :... - ~ -: .. ; 0. 00 L-'---'----"-'------"-----'---"--.;...J

MHz.

0 4 8 urc 16

South Africa

20 24

50.00 ,__.,....,.....,.......,.....,.....,.-----~

W.00

30.00 ····~· .c .... .;.

20.00 ····· ..•...... . ·

10.00 ·· ; ·T ::

l.: ~.:./f -+-? ; j f 0.00 ..__.__,_,,_._............_~_,_~---~

o 4 a urc 15 20 24

South East Asia MHz. 50.00 ~-------~

. ' ' : :

w.oo -l--H·~~{ : ~

···:····i ·· ) .. .. L) ..

0 4 8 12. 16 20 24 UIC

MONITORING TIMES

Arctic Europe MHz. 50.00 .-----,- , ---~

<O.OO 1--f -i tHr 1 1 tt t 30.00 .... ; .... 1 · ···1··· ·i····t·· ·+ ····~ · · ······ ·'. · ···:· · ·· :···· ~· ·

l ~ 1 i i ~ ! ! l i i j ! ~ ! ~ i i

2000 : : . . . ..l_ ... ..! ..... i ..... !.'. , ... '!" .. ,. ... .,. ... , ..... , .... ; .... .; .... ,

MHz.

0 4 a Ute 16 20 24

East Afri ca

50.00 ~-------~

·-.- · MUF . 40.00 ·· <--"--HiUF· '-· ~-·· :

30.oo .. - .i .. LL. : :

20.00

I0.00

·····ITTft]··· ··•····· : ' '

. . ..

i · · · · : r~1 0.00 .....__._.._......._..._;_...._"---'-_.._ .......... _.._.

MHz.

0 4 8 12. 16 20 24 UTC

Indonesia

50.00 .----------. . .

40.00 . LL~ .~j{.. .... : ~ .. : ., .; ... ;. ; : ~

' : , , 30.00 ·······•···- ..• ··!····!····!·· ··!··

20.00 ····· · ·· m h:

10.00 : \\.:: ........... • : :. ". :.< : ":..:' : i n 7 ~ ·

0.00 ~---"-'-~"-'----"--"'-'-"'" 0 4 s Ute 16 20 24

Middle East MHz.

:: ~ .... -i--~-~-! .. -:.~-{.-..... --1---.1 ... -.: ... -.: .. -.. : .. ~ .. : ..

l 1 l . : . : ~ ~ j !

Indian Ocean MHz. 50.00 ,--- ,- , ---~----.

i i ! ~UFI , · . w.oo ··+-H··t±uf++++··J ··t···1·

! ~

30.00 ·;· 20.00

... : ...... I' .. \ . . . .. L~=--~-~-j>.~ ... J...

: i : .. ; ....... ~.-. ... 1., : •.

·. '.:-.. -

t-.. ' :

I0.00 ·-D l· o.oo ... I 1 "· ~

MHz.

0 4 a Ute 16 20 24

Far East

50.00 .-----~----. .

40.00 i __ .i _ _ ~_ ..• : - ".· .• ' .. ~.'.' Uuf.·F .: __ ,! Li- •.. ~ .... ~· ···~ ··+··+ · .. ~ · ·

; ' ... . ..

30.00 .... ; .... i .... ~ ... ~ ·· ·~ ·-···- ..~ ..1 ·+ ... ;..

1\.~ .. ~ .. 0.00 L......i........._...__.__._._.._._u..;.._._.i.,J

0 4 8 12. 16 20 24 UIC

Propagation conditions between the EAST COAST and ...

Pacific

MHz. 50.00 ; .. '

i : ! i :

i : : MUF ~ 40.00 ····j--j--;·tUf + · , . .

: . : : . . : : ! ! 1 . .

30.00 · ··l····l····f ···L·f····i····f····l····l· j i .

South America

20.00 . :.... 1·····--: :J<~~~+::r·'--··1· 10.00 .... j ... 1 .... J. ... ; .... Jq ... J ... f .... 1 .... ~\i··· · i

~ : : : • : ! : : : 0: :

0.00 -"-U.l/l 1 : , ' : t-.., 0 4 8 12 16 20 24

UTC

Central America

MHz.

:: ,.... ____ .,....../ __ ...,....l _...,...J . ..,... ~u...,.u{...,. . • ...., __ ;-.. ,__! ,_: ...,....! ...,.....,...,

i . :

West Coast

MHz.

:: r-.... ,.....~,....t-.,....! .. :.,......: y.,....{_...,....L ...,....1.....,....1...,... ; __ ..,....!. ....,....; .. ....,..., .. ;.

0.00 1 - t -t-H-~ i i i :

0 4 8 12. 16 20 24 UTC

Propagation conditions between the MIDWEST and ...

Western Europe

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 UIC

West Africa

Eastern Europe MHz. 50.00 ' : ! : : : ! i i i i i

:: mnt11r-1r1 .... LJ ... L.l.. .. L .. ! .1....1 .. .!. ... LJ...l..

20.00 : i i ! i ' ' 10.00 I-· ........... ..,,.,... ......

o 4 a Mc 16 20 24

South Africa

20.00 ·· +.: .. .! .. ..;. ·+ .. ····e, .. ; .... , ... . !

; ~ ( / ! ~ . 10.00 ·'··'-··f ++ ···· ··· ··· ·· ·····!· ·· ·!···~· · ··!··

: l .... ~ ~ ! 0.00 .. : ./ i : : j ; j

o 4 s Mc 16 20 24

Arctic Europe MHz. 50.00 I ! ! ; ! ! , , ; ..

i : j MUFI I i i : ! ! 40.00 ··+-L-+-~ur+·+· :···~····;··+·+

l 1 l ! i j i • ; l : : ! :

30.00 .... : .... l·· .. j···!···1· f··t···[···L.L. .. ; .... : ..

East Africa

MHz. 50.00 . .

40.00 ... .ir-. · .:,l -~_:._· ··~;_ur•_r ) .. l+1 1 1 1 . i j 1

30.00 .... J .+···l· ·!· ··i···i····f .. ; .... : ... .! .... : ... +

:::

1 tit/,~ l : i ~ L ; : ; . . .

0.00 ·.~ / i { J ! I ' :

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 UIC

MONITORING TIMES

Middle East MHz. 50.00 i,: :_: l.; ·_; :,. '.1 ,l !.i =.: ; : : 1 l l

l ~ l

o 4 s Mc 16 20 24

Indian Ocean

MHz. 50.00 .---, -. - , - . - ,- ,- ,- . -. -: -: _,:

w.oo · +H~*llll ·f ·! t : i ! ! i i ! i ! i

30.00 .... l .... L .. i ... i .... L. . .L.J .... = L ... i. ... l....L

i l ! l ~ 1 I ;

20.00 ..... + ... ! ..... , ... +..! .+ .. j .. l··! .... 1 T

,:: >f 11-1 -1rtt!tt:J 0 4 8 1 z 16 20 24

UIC

Febnwry 1991 85

Propagation conditions between the MIDWEST and ...

Central Asia

Pacific

1 i i

30.00 .. !· +···~···f··+·+·+···;_:···+ -~· .. +·+· i : i

South East Asia MHz. 50.00 .---------,

! i ! : j

3000 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; : ; . """"i""""i · ··-~· -·•·· · , ....•.... , .... ; .... ; .... , .... :-··-!--

: j : ~ : : : . : i . . ..

::~r r:r;a 0 4 8 12. 16 20 24

U!C

South America MHz. 50.00 ~-~----..

40.00

..

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 UTC

Indonesia Far East

Central America MHz. 50.00 . ' ' ' . '

'! ,: ,! ~_'1 U_F,: 1,, ,1 i j j

"' __ l, .. ..• 1 ....• 1 ....• · .. 40.oo ·· ·,--•, ..... ,. li_Uf··!,····!,···!, ~ ! 1 j i

Propagation conditions between the WEST COAST and ...

Western Europe Eastern Europe Arctic Europe MHz. MHz. 50.00 ~: -, -, - :- ,- :- :- : -i -! ~! 50.00 ,------..,..----,---.,.-;-j,..--; -! ..,....i --.

_ _:_i ~UF : , 1

"0·00 trt·-~uf--··· ·: __ .... i .. T .. l ... i_: .. ····1 ... ·

l : i : : I

30.00 . . ; ..•... . ; .... ~ ... ~ ... : .... i ... ; .,,.;, ... ; .... : ... ·~··

20.00

':: tU.Hf tf f1T'I 10.00 .. _;· 1,-: :.;-.-;~ ~ -~ •• j i ... .. · ···· 4

0.00 ~··_·-_·-_·-~·-~-· -' ~ 0 4 8 12 16 20 24

UTC 0 4 8 12. 16 20 24

UIC

86 Feb1umy 1991 MONITORING T IM ES

Middle East MHz. so.oo .---: ~..,....: -! ...,..~....,.JF_,.! ....,.J_,J,.--,-i ..,....: ..,....; ..,...,:

40.00 ··-i-1l 1ur-rr-rr·1··--r-t 30.oo .... l .... : ... ~ .. · r·· ··~ .. +···;- .. -~ .. ) .... ~·-·+···~··

' . : : :

20.00 ... . : .. : ..... _ .. :ffi .. -< .;. : . i ; . : . . . : : . . ! . : : ..

10 00 ......... ' .... : .... ; .. ~ ... .'. ~ - ' .. o=i.

0:00--... )·\1 1 n/·i ~ r· 0 4 8 12. 16 20 24

UIC

Propagation conditions between the WEST COAST and •• •

West Africa MHz. so.oo~~~~~~~! ~i~! ...,....i

40.00

,::: :.JttJ 11-11r:1t,1 o " s Jtc 16 20 24

Central Asia MHz. SO.DO i i i i ! i . , ; ·_i, .!.

! i

Pacific MHz. 50.00 ~-------~

: i :

i ~--:~ !+++··;.··+· ! 1 i i

4-0.00

j ••.• , .... ...

! i I 30.00

20.00 , r+++ 10.00 ··++++++ f . . .i .. J .!....! .... ; ..

! r-..u_u/ j 1 1 1 0.00 .__~~-----~--_._,

0 8 12. 16 20 24 UIC

South Africa MHz.

:: r-·· ··.,...l-.,.-~ ..... i ....,..~u ....... Jf.....,-1....,l,.....- :,-· ,....I .,....; ..,.......,.,

Jo.oo ... l ... i .. Lf ... L~.. ' . : : : : : :

20.00 .. 1 ... : ..... ..' .. .\....! \·:]-···:· ... ; ~ l l / ; ; j i ; . , ·. :· • .

1

:: ;:J>ftl·: l ll' i'+

MHz.

o 4 s Jtc 16 20 24

South East Asia

4 8 12. 16 20 24 urc

South America

50.00 ' .. : :

40.00 ... q_i.~~{.JJ.L 1 ... .... ·

I !

East Africa MHz.

:: J),!.-ltJ.:.Ft .... 1.J ... l .L., .... •

... : .... i .... L..i.i. i L ... : .... : .. J..i..J 30.00 ' . ... . . . ; ! ! l

20.00 ::::- '.!L!j . . . i l i i l

'°·00

::tJ' I! h dlTn 0.00 '-'"--'--~'-'---'-'-~~_,__~

0 4 - 8 12 16 20 24 UIC

Indonesia MHz.

so.oo i : : : : .. i 1 11

40.00 ····l --~+ ~~{..L..j ++++·+ 30.00

... : .. : ! ! ! I

20.00

0 4 s Jtc 16 20 24

Central America MHz. 50.00 . .

4-0.00 .... j±] .. ~~{.+ .. L.i .... 1....:.1.: I f i i 1 l j ! i

30.00 ... !.)

10.00

0.00 ~~~~~~~~~ 0 4 6 12 16 20 24

UIC

MONITORING TIMES

Indian Ocean MHz. 50.oo ; ; ; , , • , ; ; I i 4-0.00

20.00 ..

0.00 ......... _._-'-'_._; _._:._; _,_; ~·_._; -'-;-'-' 0 4 8 12. 16 20 24 urc

Far East

0 4 8 12 16 20 24 UTC

February 1991 87

magne tests ... Lawrence Magne

Editor-in -Chief Passport to World Band Radio

Haverhill's Rodelvox Digital Portable Several months ago, we broke the news

about the OAK MR-101, a new Chinese-made portable with digital frequency readout selling for a mere $49.90. In a nutshell, it has loads of features for the money, but mediocre overall performance and quality control.

Yet, fifty bucks is fifty bucks, and the DAK model has sold by the boatload. Reportedly, many have also been returned because of performance and quality-control naws.

Set Widely Advertised What seems to be that basic set, with

numerous changes and improvements added, has surfaced as the Chinese-made "Rodclvox," sold by Havcrhills (800/882-3050), the catalog firm that 's been selling multi-band radios for some years, now.

Probably nowhere else has Haverhills been so thoroughly roasted over the coals than in our Buyer's Guide in Passport to Wodd Band Radio. Yet, something has to be said in favor of a firm which hus consistently and profi tably beaten the bushes for world band customers. This can-do att itude is a far cry from the behavior of some world band manufacturers' marketing forces, which appear to be asleep.

Rodelvox Noticeably Different from OAK Model

Now, Havcrhills has .inully come up with a worthwhile product for all those marketing energies. The Rodelvox, which Haverhills' computer printout refers to as the "Rodelsonic Dig. World Band," right off looks dissimilar to DAK's MR- IOI. The cabinet is designed a bit differently, fo r one, and its e rgonomics are superior. The Rodelvox' antenna rotates, while that of the DAK unit doesn't, and the R odclvox takes three, rather than the DAK's four, "AA" batteries -- and they're much easier to insert.

None of this is go ing to move the heavens, but the differences (and these are just the highlights) arc real enough to make one wonder whether the two sets are made by the same Chinese factory.

Tuning Limitations in All Bands The Rodclvox, like the DAK, tunes the AM

band from 530-1630 kHz in 10 kHz increments. Of course, this means the 1640-1 700 kHz portion of the forthcoming expanded AM band in the Americas won't be covered. T oo, 10 kHz increments arc fine for the Americas, but are inappropriate for most of the rest o f the world, where 9 kHz increments arc used.

Equally, the FM band, which is tuned in 200 kHz increments, is not appropriate to the channel separat ions fou nd in most countries outside the Western Hemisphere. However,

88 Februmy 1991

the Rodelvox, which otherwise has only pedestrian overall FM performance, does allow for stereo FM reception when headphones are used.

In all, then, the Rodelvox, like the DAK, is far from the ideal set for globctrotting.

There's no longwave coverage - another drawback for listening abroad - but shortwave coverage is reasonable, if not ideal. "SWl" covers from 3200-7300 kHz, while "SW2" snares 9500-21750 kHz - all in 5 kHz, or one-channel, steps. Missed are the 7.3-7.6, 9.3-9.5 and 21.75-21.85 MHz portions of the spectrum. A peek at the Blue Pages of the 1991 Passport shows that large numbers of juicy stations, some not available on other channels, are found within these not-covered frequency ranges.

That's the same dismal shortwave coverage fou nd on several other sets that have recently begun coming out of China and Taiwan. This goes to show that as radios become increasingly dependent on a small number of chip designs fo r key circuits, it becomes more essential that engineers of those chips be thoroughly informed as to the real-life requirements of the end products. The nawed coverage of this popular Asian chip/ LCD design shows how one set of lousy specifications can result in the screwup of all sorts of models from any number of manufacturers.

Tuning, as with the DAK and other units using this same basic chip design, is Spartan. There's no tuning knob -- no keypad, either. Just a pair of up-down slewing buttons, and five buttons for programmable channel memories. As these memory buttons, which are spread in an arc, as in a quarter moon, work independently for each of the four "bands," there are actually 20 memories in all: five fo r AM, five for FM, five for "SW l" and five for

MONITORING TIMES

"SW2." Another plus is that the slewing buttons are

multi-speed. So, while they're a mediocre substitute for a keypad and tuning knob, once you get the hang of them they are adequate. Indeed, fo r the first-time listener they have the advantage of being extremely simple to operate.

Nonstandard Display of Frequency and Time

The Rodclvox' clock/ frequency LCD, which is lit fo r nightt ime use, has superior contrast and reasonably large numbers. On the other hand, instead of displaying frequency in the customary XXXXX kHz frequency layout, it reads as XX.XXx MHz. For frequencies ending in "5", that's fine. But the last digit is dropped when it's a zero. So, say, 5965 kHz displays as 5.965 MHz, but 5960 kHz comes out as 5.96 MHz. You get used to it, but it's yet another indication, like the 7.3-9.5 MHz tuning gap, that whoever designed the tuning chip/ LCD has had pitifully little experience in the field.

Having a clock wit h timing facilit ies on a world band radio is also a great idea. You can use the clock to ascertain World Time (UTC), and as a timer it can allow for at least some VCR-type hands-off taping.

Problem is, the Rodelvox's clock (that chip/LCD ci rcuit again!) uses the 12-hour format -- not the 24-hour format required for World Time. And its t imer is a simple on-only alarm. That's fine fo r being aroused in the morning, but it's of little use for taping. There's also a sleep-off control.

On the Rodclvox, as in the DAK unit, there's a lock switch for the keypad. Frankly, this looks

as though somebody designing the receiver saw "lock" on several other portable radios and decided that meant a keypad lock. What it normally means - and should mean - is a power Jock, which prevents the radio or its dial light from coming on accidentally in transit, running down the batteries. So while the Rode!vox Jock misses the point, at least it's clearly and honestly labeled as a keypad lock.

Sensitivity Much Better than OAK Model As to performance, it's a mixed bag. Selectivity is fairly typical for a

$100 model --you can hear squeals and slop from adjacent channels, but it's not all that obnoxious. Audio quality, while it's a bit tinny, isn't too bad, either.

The real difference in performance between the Rodelvox and the DAK units, however, is in sensitivity to weak signals. The DAK sometimes seems to be better at generating hiss than in bringing in stations. The Rodelvox, however, fares much better, notably in the lower frequencies covered by "SWl."

However, the Rode!vox shares one annoying shortcoming with the DAK: single-conversion IF circuitry. That is hardly surprising for a receiver in this set's price class, but it means that you hear some "repeats" of radio signals that actually operate almost 1 MHz away.

Reliability Questionable The only way to be certain of a given model's reliability is to use

numerous samples over Jong periods of time. As the Rode!vox has just made its debut, we haven't been able to do that. But looking it over doesn't inspire confidence. Nor does the fact that our sample arrived with a wrinkled antenna, and another sample's microprocessor began "hanging up" periodically after a couple week's use. The standard of construction of world band radios from China thus far appears to be a solid notch or two below most of those made in Japan and Taiwan.

Price? We paid S79.95 plus $6.95 shipping for ours when it was first being offered a few weeks ago, but that same model is now $99.95 plus s/h, or $106.90 total. That's only $12.95 Jess than Radio Shack's similar, but much better constructed, Realistic DX-370. And close to the street price for two models very much like the DX-370: the Magnavox (Philips) AB 3805 and the Sangean A TS 800, both widely sold by world band specialty firms and other stores.

Bottom Line: What's the Point? So, what all this come down to is that, yes, the Rodelvox is a welcomed

improvement over DAK's pioneering but flawed MR-101, and Haverhills is to be commended for seeing to it that improvements were made. But the Rodelvox lacks the appeal of rock-bottom price found in the DAK model, which costs only half as much; yet, it doesn't have the quality of construction of a variety of similar models within its price class.

The problem with this close family of portables from Sangean, Magnavox, Philips, Radio Shack, DAK, and now Haver hills, is that while they are essentially suitable only for traveling (their performance is below that needed for hour-after-hour listening at home), the fixed channel spacing of their AM and FM circuits, plus the Jack of longwave coverage, make them singularly inappropriate for use abroad. If these sets can't hack it as world travel portables, and they won't suffice for use at home, then what are they being produced for?

Someone has come up with a nifty way to produce decent radios for much less money than in the past. That's great. But much more thinking needs to be done about designing sets to fit real-life market requirements and listener needs.

You can hear Larry Magne's equipment reviews the first and third Saturdays of each month over Radio Canada's ·swL Digest.· For North America, ·swL Digest" Is heard at 7:35 PM ET on 5960, 9755 kHz. with a repeat Tuesday at 8:30 AM ET on 9635, 11855, 17820 kHz.

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scanner equipment Bob Grove, WA4PYQ

UNIDEN'S NEW BC855XLT

Released in limited quantities at the close of 1990, the new Bearcat BC855XLT from uniden is a low-profile, entry-level, desktop scanner with 50 memory channels. Pre­programmed weather search for the five NOAA frequencies is provided as well.

The 50 memory channels are divided among five 10-channel banks which may be combined or locked out in any combination. Frequencies may be scanned or searched at 5 or 15 steps per second.

Frequency coverage for the new Bearcat includes 29-54, 118-174, 406-512 and 806-956 MHz (celJular ranges deleted, but restorable as described in the sidebar) .

Individual channel lockout permits any memory channel to be temporarily deleted during the scan sequence to avoid stopping on unwanted frequencies without erasing them from memory.

The liquid crystal display shows frequencies and operational settings. Rescan delay is selectable for individual channels to allow a two-second wait fo r responses between transmissions.

Squelch may be manually set for desired sensitivity, or rotated to the automatic position which is factory set for optimum squelch level for most applications.

Uniden's standard search capability a llows the user to enter his own upper and lower frequency limits and the scanner will automatically tune rapidly across that range looking for active signals.

Channel one priority allows any frequency in the radio's range to be entered into this channel and sampled every two seconds for activity, automatically locking onto that channel when a signal is present so that the listener won't miss an important message even though the radio may be scanning or searching.

A non-volatile memory provides Jong-term storage of memorized frequencies without the need of a replaceable battery. Direct channel access permits the user to press keypad digits to instantly monitor the corresponding channel number.

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CELLULAR RESTORATION

NOTICE: Moni101ing Times assumes no responsibilily for damages or 01her liabilily resulting fmm al/empting to duplicate this pmcedure. It is possible that this modification may void your wanw1ty.

While it is lawful for anyone to own a receiver with cellular frequency coverage, it is not lawful to monitor cellular telephone calls.

The following steps should not be attempted by anyone unfamiliar with electronic circuit components. Tools required are a Phillips screwdriver, wire cutters, 1/4 or 1 /2 watt resistor measuring 4.7k to 22k ohms, a small soldering pencil and small gauge, rosin core solder.

With the power cord disconnected and the bottom edge of the scanner facing you, turn it over on a soft surface to avoid scratching, and proceed as fo llows:

1. Remove the five Phillips-head cabinet screws and carefully separate the cabinet.

2. Grasping the speaker plug (not the wires), carefully pull the plug from its socket. Lay the two cabinet halves side-by-side.

3. Refer to the illustration and find the fifth jumper in a row at the top of the right-

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hand circuit board. Cut "A" at its midpoint and bend it down as shown.

4. Route the resistor under the lower lead of diode 0 201 and under the jumper lead. Solder points B and C carefully; do not use excessive heat. If the jumper comes loose from beneath the board, it will reattach when the solder cools.

To test the modification, plug in the power cord, switch on the scanner and press MANUAL, 845., ENTER in that order. if 845.000 appears in the display, the restoration is successful, otherwise ERROR will be displayed as before. Remember, the speaker is disconnected, so no audio will be heard.

5. Snip off and remove excess wire from the resistor leads; plug the speaker lead back in place; reassemble the cabinet. If factory service is requ ired, the resistor may be removed and the jumper lead resoldered.

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The antenna jack is the improved BNC variety; an 18" plug-in telescopic whip is provided for clos~in listening convenience. An 1/8" external speaker jack is included on the rear apron, as is a 12 volt DC jack for the AC wall adaptor (provided). If mobile operation is desired, the unit may be powered directly from a cigarette lighter adaptor like the popular Grove ACC23 ($9.95 plus shipping).

Audio output level is 13 watts, substantial for indoor listening environments. Size is 9"W x 6-1/2"D x 2--1/4" Hand weight is 22 ounces. The housing is a smooth, metallic, grey plastic cabinet.

A Look Inside

Essentially, the BC855XLT is a desk­top version of the enormously-popular BC200XLT handheld scanner. As such, it has excellent sensitivity and average selectivity and dynamic range. But it is an outstanding value considering it is the lowest priced scanner on the market with 800 MHz capability.

Our Observations

Unlike the venerable BC800XLT with which this new unit will clearly compete, the BC855XLT has only one antenna connector, but cellular frequency coverage (included from the factory on the 800) is deleted (although it may be restored).

The audio amplifier provides strong, clean audio, more than adequate for any common listening environment.

Like the BC200XL T handheld, the 855 will respond to the all-channel erase command (with the radio off, hold down MANUAL, 2 and 9 and switch on the radio) and the factory preset frequency autoload as well (same as above, but pressing SCAN, 2 and 9).

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demaW''s W'orkbench Doug DeMaw

INNOVATE and Cut the Cost of Parts

Are you a person who buys new materials each time you tackle a new project? For example, do you buy commercially-made antenna insulators for each antenna you erect? What about project boxes for those upcoming pieces of radio-room equipment?

If we were to compile a list of materials we have purchased for, say, the past 12 months and did a cost analysis, we might find the expenditure a bit shocking. Ordinary store items can be modified for electronics use at a significant savings if we are willing to be innovative. This article treats the general subject of employing common materials for day-to-day electronics applications.

I look at the supermarket shelves and in the kitchen cabinet with more than a passing interest; here is a wealth of useful gadgetry just waiting to be put to use.

Antenna materials

Quality insulators are costly. We can save money by using hardware-store materials. For example, PVC pipe and PVC pipe nipples Uoiners) serve nicely as antenna insulators, and they cost just pennies for the 1/2 and 3/4 inch sizes. They work well for

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rece1vmg types of antennas, and they are suitable also for low-power transmitting antennas (less than 300 watts).

PVC material can break down and bum when it is used as insulating material at the high-impedance points in a transmitting antenna. I don't recommend it for use as dipole end insulators or loading-coil forms if high levels of RF power are used. PVC plastic is okay for high RF power if it is used at the low-impedance point in an antenna (center insulator of a half-wave dipole, etc.).

In a like manner, plastic hair-curler forms (rollers) are cheap and entirely satisfactory as antenna insulators. I have used them as spreaders for open-wire, balanced feed line. Plastic coat hangers may be cut into suitable lengths for use as insulators. One hangar provides many insulators, and you can cut it easily with a hacksaw.

Some of you may recall the way it was done a few decades ago, when we boiled wooden dowel rod in paraffin (canning wax) for 30 minutes after cutting and drilling it for use as insulators. The technique remains practical, and the wood stands up well in the weather for years. Wood may be treated in the same manner if we wish to construct a dipole center block.

This discussion brings to mind a ham radio field day event I attended where the crew forgot to bring insulators for the antennas. An innovative member of the group solved the problem by removing the polyethylene retainers from some soda-pop six-paks, separated the rings with a knife, then used them as insulators. They were strong and had excellent insulating properties.

Antenna wire has become an expensive item. I have found a workable solution to this problem by purchasing clear plastic twin speaker wire that is sold at most radio stores.

The parallel wires pull apart easily to provide 200 feel of antenna wire per 100 foot roll. I prefer No. 22 speaker wire for short antennas and No. 18 speaker cable for longer, heavier antennas.

The cost per foot of antenna wire becomes two or three cents, and the plastic insulation enhances the st rength of the wire.

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The insulation holds up well when exposed to the elements for long periods.

It appears to be UV-resistant as well. I have used this wire for as long as four years in Michigan, and found no evidence of discoloration (suggesting contamination) or cracking. The plastic jacket helps prevent oxidation of the copper wire inside it.

I have used speaker wire (unseparated) as low-impedance balanced feed line when operating my ham gear in the West Indies. It is resistant to salt water and is lightweight, which makes it easy to carry in my luggage. You can make a dipole from speaker wire by simply pulling the two conductors apart to form the dipole, then tying a knot at the feed point and using the unseparated part of the wire as a balanced feed line. A 40-meter dipole, thus constructed, should cost less than $1.

No. 18 Copperweld electric fence wire is very inexpensive. It is worth considering for use in a variety of shortwave and ham antennas. Most farm supply stores sell it in 1/ 4-mile spools for as little as $12. It is an inexpensive source of wire for buried ground radials as well.

Workshop materials

Sheet aluminum is som.etimes hard to find, and it can be costly. Those of us who like to make our own chassis and panels can take advantage of aluminum cookie sheets that are sold at most variety stores. They are relatively inexpensive and may be cut easily with a saber saw.

I have used galvanized steel furnace ducting to form many chassis and boxes for my projects. Some heating contractors are willing to give me scrap pieces at no charge. I like using this material because the seams of a box can be soldered together easily with a 100-watt or greater iron. Once cleaned and painted, my homemade boxes look as good as most store-bought aluminum project boxes.

Plastic and metal recipe boxes are excellent for use as small equipment enclosures, and they are inexpensive. Other types of office file cabinets (such as bond boxes) serve as inexpensive cabinets for

larger pieces of gear. Ventilator grilles and screen vent plugs are sold at most lumber supply houses. They are excellent for use as ventilator openings in cabinets that house heat-generating electronic circuits.

Don't overlook aluminum channel and angle stock as heat-sink material. Lumber suppliers carry all manner of aluminum stock that may be cut to size and used for semiconductor heat sinks. Aluminum angle stock is great also for joining the walls of homemade cabinets.

Small diameter hookup wire for little projects is hard to find in electronics catalogs. An excellent source of this type of wire is multiconductor telephone cable. Each wire in this cable has its own color code. A two-foot length of this cable has provided sufficient wire for my many projects over the past 10 years. A telephone serviceman gave me two scrap pieces of cable for my shop. Don't be bashful about asking for leftover cable that is usually thrown in the trash pile.

Homemade circuit boards can be fashioned from scrap pieces of Formica by using epoxy glue to affix thin copper to the Formica. Hobby stores stock very thin copper for this application. Alternatively, you may use the thicker flashing copper by cutt ing it into strips of the appropriate length and gluing it to Formica or a similar insulating material.

How about coil forms for small equipment? The days of commercially made plug-in coil forms are gone. I have used two and three circuit PL-55 type phone plugs as plug-in coil forms. The coil is wound on the plastic screw-on sleeve, then glued to provide a protective insulation for the coil wire. I use polyurethane varnish for this purpose. General Cement polystyrene Q-Dope is better, but it is expensive, comparatively speaking.

I have used discharged shotgun shells successfully as coil forms. The plastic bodies of the shells have good insulating properties and the material is rigid and moisture proof. I mount the shells on a chassis by means of a 4-40 screw and nut which is passed through the primer-cap hole. The cap is removed easily by using a punch and hammer to dislodge it. Prescription pill bottles also serve well as coil forms. Your friendly druggist will probably sell you a few of these at his cost.

Some closing thoughts

I have barely agitated the surface in this discussion. There are countless common items you can obtain for use as subst itutes when cutting the cost of commercial radio parts. All it takes on your part is to have an inquisitive mind when you browse through the variety store or lumber supply house.

I look at food containers with more than casual interest when I'm at the supermarket. Many cans are ideal for use as small chassis or shield cans for sensitive circuits. I give more than a cursory examination to baking pans and other aluminum cookware items. Cake tins and bread pans are great for use as chassis - especially for prototyping new circuits.

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Lettin' the Air Flow Want to cool off your Uniden BC 250 (or

any other scanner/receiver for that matter)? If so, read on. By removing the bottom cover of the BC250 scanner (which is made of heavy gauge sheet metal) and opening up one or two holes with a nibbling tool, you can increase the air circulating throughout the radio.

Radio Shack sells some small speaker grills (RS # 40-1291) which can be placed over the holes in the bottom cover to keep hands from accidentally finding some possibly lethal voltages. Ensure that the holes conform to the size of the grills.

If desired you can pop the top cover and repeat the process to provide excellent air now through the radio. Just be sure that the grills fit the holes and secure them with some five minute epoxy cement so they won't pop lose. Thanks to Robert Watkins of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the information.

A Different Tilt

Some monitors Ii.kc to put a tilt on their equipment. I have seen everything from blocks of wood to 35 mm plastic film cases placed under the front of a radio to elevate the unit. The fi lm can solution gives about 2 inches of lift to the front.

I prefer the plastic caps off the LARGE toothpaste tubes which yield about a 3/4 inch tilt. These plastic caps can be painted to match the front panel. They are secured with a screw through a hold drilled in the top of the cap directly to the bottom of the receiver cabinet. Radio Shack sells a selection of stick-on feet (I use the clear round ones) which can be attached to the open end of the toothpaste cap to provide a nonskid foot for your favorite radio.

Locked out of the Trunk?

More and more public services are leaving the traditional Hi-band VHF and UHF frequencies in favor of the new 800 MHz trunked systems. This provides a real challenge to scanner listeners, fo r how, outside of spending lots of money for a new scanner which covers 800 MHz, do you receive these frequencies?

Some enterprising individuals have experimented with their scanners using them as tunable IF strips and punching in

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ridiculous combinations of frequencies in hopes of hitting a multiple of the fundamental frequency plus or minus the IF frequency which will yield a usable 800 MHz signal. All kidding aside, this is not the way I want to spend my valuable time at the radio.

Bob Sickels of Ft. Pierce, Florida, came up with a very low cost solution to the problem. It seems that Fair Radio Sales, 1016 E . Eureka, Box 1105, Lima, Ohio 45802, might have a cost-effective answer. They offer a GE varactor UHF TV tuner for about $6 each. Bob's interest in radio astronomy prompted him to hook up this tuner per the diagram in Figure 1. Tuning his receiver to 45 MHz and using it as a tunable IF strip, he was able to receive all the UHF TV channels and the 800 MHz portion of the spectrum, as well.

The hook-up bears a little explanation. Since the tuner is a varactor device, actual frequency shifting is done by a lOOK ohm pot hooked up to a + 24 to 30 VDC source. In addit ion, you need to supply two additional voltages of + 15 V and +6 V. Input to the tuner is 300 ohms (as usual on TV sets) and

can be brought down to an impedance of 75 ohms using any balun designed for cable TV service.

The antenna is hooked onto the coaxial connector of the balun and the 300 ohm twin lead output of the balun is soldered to the two lugs for antenna input to the tuner. A short piece of coax with an RCA plug on one end and an end to match whatever your scanner takes for an RF input completes the hook-up.

Now, by tuning your scanner to 45 MHz it becomes an IF amp and audio section for the UHF tuner. Anything that the tuner hears is down converted to 45 MHz and fed to the scanner where it is demodulated and amplified.

So there you have it, a $6 solution to the 800 MHz dilemma. Have fun with this one. The only limitation will probably be your antenna system. Bob uses a 7-foot dish and a GaAsFET preamp to boost his UHF signals, but if there is a lot of 800 MHz activity in your locale, a good UHF scanner antenna should provide some interesting listening. Many thanks, Bob.

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Toward a More Selective IF

IF selectivity is a big problem with a lot of the portable shortwave receivers on the market. The Sony 2001, which started the portable shortwave revolution, was absolutely horrible on SSB and AM with its extremely wide ceramic IF filters. Radio West, EEB and Universal all offer mods to increase the selectivity of various portables by replacing the offending IF filter with one that exhibits better shape factor and skirt selectivity.

Unfortunately, this type of modification can be costly. About the only other solution is to add some sort of audio filtration on the output. This will clean up some signals but is similar in concept to a doctor who treats the symptoms rather than the cause of the disease.

Steve Raycraft of Watertown, New York, has had huge success by replacing the narrow filter in his Sony 2010 with a Murata CFM455Jl/LF-C2A ceramic filter. These filters have a response of 2.6 kHz at 6 dB to 4.1 kHz at 50 dB, yielding a shape factor of 1.57:1, which ain't too bad at all. As with any of the mods described in this column, ensure that you have the necessary test equipment, experience level and, most importantly, the service manual or tech literature available so the mod will go smoothly and you won't hose up an otherwise good radio.

About the only problem is procuring the Murata filters. Most parts outlets do not stock them and those that do usually have a minimum order amount. Anyone out there know of an ine>.-pensive source of Murata filters?

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In addition there is another zip-lock bag holding a set of folding headphones (I use the mono, nonfolding headphones found in Radio Shack) and the AN-61 reel antenna (I really like the reel antenna idea -- the British SAS have used t his design for over 40 years in their portable HF sets).

Bob also chides me for not mentioning a small mini flashlight. It just slipped my mind, Bob. I have two sizes, one which stays on my belt in a pouch and the other one in my shirt pocket or in the radio gear.

Bob brings up a good question regarding heat/cold damage to portable receivers and scanners lefr for extended time in a vehicle. I use a trick carried over from my photographic days, using a large styrofoam cooler (usually about $3 or S4 at a local super market) to keep the equipment at an even temperature while stored in the car or van.

You don't have 10 use any ice bags or frozen "blue-goo" in the bottom unless temperatures are extremely intense. If ice or coolant is used, be sure to seal the radio equipment in a zip-lock baggie and place a towel or piece of cardboard down over the ice to ensure that water or condensation docs not ruin delicate electronic equipment.

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Finally, Lt. Arna! Cook, an advanced ham who currently resides aboard the USS Nimitz, has a warning for anyone trying the circuit on figure 4 of the December issue (p. 95). The circuit, says Arna!, is "guaranteed disaster if anyone tries to install it in any non­center tapped transformer circuit as you show." Figure 5 shows how to hook it up in a PRO 2004/5/6 scanner. 'The least it will do is blow fuses. At worst, it could wipe out a $400 scanner instantly." We' ll let Amal explain.

'These figures attempt to show how to provide a split (or dual) polarity power supply for an IC circuit requiring + and -12v. Paralleling two bridge rectifiers and strapping an output of each together (the traditional [-] of one to ground and the r + l of the new one (Fig. 4] to ground) results in a direct short through two forward biased diodes of the non-center tapped transforn1er.

"You cannot simply parallel another simple full wave (bridge) rectifier across the same winding and miraculously double the output voltage ( + and - 12v = 24v!)."

That's it fo r another month, gang. My sincere thanks to all who have written sending in solutions, mods and questions. This column cannot function without your input and support. 73 es gud DX.

Feb111wy 1991

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antenna topics W. Clem Small, KR6A, CET

Of Sailboat Masts and Paper Clips and Cabbages and Kings

Yes, this month we have reports on antennas which utilize, of all things, sailboat masts and, it's true, paper clips. But I must admit, I lied about the cabbages and kings. Anyhow, now and then I feature something that one of you talented Monitoring Times readers sends in to share with me. This month we have not one, but two reader-designed antennas which we will take a look at.

A Multiband Shortwave Antenna System:

Our first antenna comes from MT reader Jacques d'Avignon, who monitors the airwaves from Cornwall, Ontario, in Canada. Here are the steps to the Avignon Antenna System shown in F igure 1.

1. It seems that Jacques started the whole project off by putting the first antenna pole up to serve as one support for a clothesline which his wife wanted. No harm in getting your spouse favorably disposed to your antenna projects right from the start.

2. Then he strapped a 30 foot sailboat mast to his chimney. A less romantic solution for most of us might be a

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Radio Shack telescoping pipe mast, or even one of the wooden masts mentioned several months back in this column (plans still available for a business-size SASE). To get the most of this installation, in addition to the antenna described below, Jacques mounted his VHF discone on the top of his tower.

3. Next he cut insulated wires to the following le ngths: 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 17.5, 12.5 and 7.5 feet. Jacques tells us that these le ngths approximate quarter wavelengths for most of the important monitoring bands from 5 to 30 MHz.

4. The insulated wires were then "bundled up together" and strung between the clothesline pole top and the sailboat mast as shown in Figure 1.

5. Ground the metal mast. If you use a wood or nonconductive mast, you could run a ground wire up the mast to provide the needed grounding. Prob­ably number 12 or even heavier would be best here.

6. The feedline is RG-8, and its shield is grounded to the mast (or the ground wire) near where the antenna meets the

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mast. Scrape the wires bright where they connect and make it a soldered connection if possible.

7. Use insulators at each end of the wire span between the two poles as shown in Figure 1.

8 . The end of each antenna element wire nearest the mast is scraped clean of insulation and then they are all connected together and connected to the center conductor of the RG-8 feedline. For best results, this multiple connection should be soldered. Seal the connection around the coax with coax sealer to keep weather out of the line.

9. If you live in lightning country, be sure to remember at least the minimum lightning damage protection: never operate your rig in stormy weather, and always disconnect and ground your antenna when it is not in use. I unplug my rig too, as transients on power lines from nearby strikes can enter through that route.

Jacques reports tha t this antenna works very well for him, and it should do so for you, too, if you are a shortwave monitoring enthusiast. The old rule of putting it as high and in-the-clear as possible should be kept in mind, but if you can get it up only 20 feet or even less, you should still have some good monitoring and enjoyable evenings with the Avignon Antenna System. Thanks, Jacques.

Kurt N. Sturba, * Eat Your Heart Out

The next antenna came across my desk under the heading, "My most interesting antenna story." And you will soon see why. John Azzara, N2GYN, of Deer Park, New York, says that he "decided to have some fun on 10 meters" during a time when the propagation was rea lly excellent.

He normally operates a three-element triband Yagi-Uda, but fou nd contacts so

easy to make that he wanted more challenge in his radio-sport. So he used his ham transceiver and a MFJ 949 ante nna tuner to feed a pape rclip tuned as a longwire.

John reports that he was able to tune an acceptable SWR on this antenna with his tuner, and proceeded to call "CQ." To his great surprise, a G4 station (England) responded with a 5 by 8 report. When he signed off with the incredulous Bri ton, he immediately received a call from a DL (German) station who had been listening to his first "paperclip" QSO.

He continued to work stations with his "longwire p aperclip antenna" and to each station he sent, along with his QSL card, the exact paperclip which he had used in the contact with that station.

John says he tells this story to encourage beginners and old timers alike that they do not need a beam antenna to work DX. You may remember my reference a few months back to the old McMurdo-Silver receiver ad which proudly reported "around the world reception with an ice-pick antenna," but th is paperclip is the winner of the smallest p ractical (?) shortwave antenna I've heard of.

Thanks, John, you made my day. Any of you readers out there have a "most interesting antenna story" to beat John 's?

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Well, you can make a station stand out above the interfe re nce by eithe r raising that station's strengt h above the interfer­ence, or by lowering the st rength of the interference but not lowering the desired station's strength. The beverage is such a highly directiona l antenna that it is much less responsive to signals "off its beam" than to signals in its narrow beam path.

So, although it is a low-gain a ntenna, it tends to put the signal it is "aimed at" in the clear. Without the in terference, that signal is much easier to read and t hcreforc

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This month: Last month's featured antenna was named for its primary inventor, Harold Beverage. But its name sounds like it's something to drink. So, for next month, let's see if you can come up with names of actual antennas that sound like: something to cat, something to eat from, something to wear, something to sleep on, and something to keep a pet in.

G et the answers to those questions, and much more, in your next month's Mo11itoli11g Times. Till then, Peace, DX a nd 73.

• "Kurt N. Sturba" is the pseudonym of a well-known writer on antennas who has, for years, been encouraging radio enthusiasts to believe that you do not need an ideal antenna to have fun in radio. He has used such unusual items as a shopping cart and a lawn chair as antennas to work DX to demonstrate his point. And he's right, you know.

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A No. Interception for personal use of any "addressed" signal-one sent by subscription to specific users-is forbidden under provisions of Section 705 of the 1934 Communications Act and is considered theft of services.

A It was a CBer with an illegal linear amplifier puffing up his ego. There have never been any satellite downlinks in the CB band.

-·· A The primary source of interference heard on shortwave radios comes from harmonics of the TV's horizontal (sweep) oscillator; these multiples of its 15.75 kHz frequency may be heard clear into the shortwave range as a raucous buzz.

Scanners get interference radiated by tuner oscillators (heard as unstable carriers) and intermediate frequency (IF) circuitry (audio sound and video buzz in the 42-45 MHz range).

Keep the TV and its antenna as far away from the radio antenna as possible. Add a high-pass filter to the TV antenna leads. Shield and ground the TV set (but not its chassis if it is "hot"--connected to one side of the AC line). Ground the radio. Try another TV. And most effective of all--tum off the TV!

A The best source of manuals for old communications equipment is HI Manuals, PO Box 802, Council Bluffs, IA 51502. Ask for the price of a manual for a specific model and include an SASE for a response.

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There could be Joss in your coax, especially if it is RG-58/U or low-grade RG-59/U; use RG-8U mini or RG6/U for low cost and high performance. Impedance is not a concern for scanner reception. Some adaptors are lossy; use coax with the correct connectors to begin with unless you know the adaptors are of high quality.

The PR02006 has less sensitivity than most other scanners; this makes it more resistant to strong-signal overload in the city, but out in the country a better antenna and/or preamp may be indicated. Be sure the attenuator switch on the rear apron is in the "O dB" position.

If the antenna is not at least 8 or ten feet above the uppermost level of aluminum siding, reflections and absorption may be hurting reception.

II A Sure, but I haven't the foggiest notion how to do it! Perhaps one of our readers knows of such a scheme.

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Broadcasting Yearbook and called Joe. He provided the explanation to a puzzled Arbitron.

A faithful contributor to MTs pirate loggings, Pat Murphy, is also a news reporter for WNIS 850AM in Norfolk, Virginia. Pat credits MT and PopCom for revitalizing his love for radios. H e says, "As a newsman I always had a scanner nearby but nothing that could search for stations. When I found you guys, I realized that I wasn't the only one that enjoyed these things. I've had fun building up the shack over the past few years. It's been fun to explore chunks of the spectrum that I had never listened to. Thanks to you, I stay off the streets and spend a lot of time in the company of some top-notch equipment ."

He does, indeed. Pat sent us a snapshot of himself and his friends, which include a Kenwood R-5000, Universal M-7000 decoder, ICOM R-7000, PRO 2004, 5, and 6!

Once or twice a year, Pat persuades Bob Grove to do a radio show with him on WNlS, and says, "I get calls for weeks after, asking for your address." Thanks for the kind words, Pat, and for sharing your enthusiasm. It's readers like you that make "a great magazine, great columnists, and timely information!"

In the December issue, William Nichols mentions seeing a circle of 30 foot masts while vacationing in Germany. William was able to provide little other detail but was hopeful that another MT reader could explain what he saw.

We got a couple of explanations. First comes from Andy R. J. Cadicr of Kent, England. "From the description given it

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sounds very much like a low/medium frequency direction finding station," he says. 'The higher frequencies are monitored using a vertical beam antenna with telescopic elements that can be extended or reduced at will, and can of course be rota ted. H ow the ring of 30 ft masts work on the lower frequencies I do not know.

"By the way," concludes Mr. Cadier, "these facilities are usually found on high ground and are well way from other radio facilities and are run by the government."

Another source - a gentleman who works for Motorola but who asked not to be identified, says that what Mr. Nichols saw is called a "Luneberg lens" and is used primarily for HF (shortwave) signal intercept purposes.

'The Luneberg lens is based upon the principle of a horn or wave­guide and is steerable for its 360 degrees with a 2 degree beam­width. It can be used for trans­mitting as well," says this source.

In short, both roughly agree.

"The fast food frequencies listed in last month's Scanning Report gave me a

chuckle," says Ken Greenberg of Skokie, Illinois. "Why, oh why," asks Ken, "would anybody, ever, listen to fast food employee conversations? I doubt if anythi.ng transmitted on the radio spectrum could be less interesting. Even repetitive beacon signals are more interesting."

I've got one that's worse: monitoring garage door openers. There is, of course, a club that's devoted to the topic, the Worldwide Garage Door Opener Monitoring Association (WWGDOMA). WWGDOMA publishes a monthly bulletin (twice during the winter time when the garage door opener frequencies are more active) called GDMonitor. You can get a sample copy of the January issue of GDMonitor - which features a profile of the Sears "Security One" opener (both heavy duty and aluminum door models), an article on DXing garage door openers in

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"Heyl Wait a minute!" says John Harazda of Denton, Texas. "Morse code is not a dying mode (See letter from Herbert Boose, "Ask Bob," December, pg. 98.) CW is alive and doing very well as far as I can tell. Read 'Looking for work?' on page 46 of the same issue. It looks like as time goes on Morse code is still the backup mode when the going gets tough, I personally regard CW as a necessary survival skill and think it should be taught as a second language in high school."

"I fail to see how Bob Kay's "Picking on the Ruskies" segment in his Scanning column pertains at all to communications. Perhaps the editorial page in Bob's local newspaper would be a better outlet for his personal political opinions than the pages of Monitoring Times." So says Greg Doerschler of Worcester, Massachusetts.

"I would like to add my sympathies to all the MT staff on the passing of 'Below 500 kHz' columnist Joe Woodlock," says Jeff Mutter of Charlotte, North Carolina. "I've enjoyed his column since it appeared in August 1988. Through his encouragement, tuning across the LF band has become part of my hobby routine.

"After the September, 1990, issue came out, I had some questions and information to share with Mr. Woodlock. Now, looking back, the fact that he wrote me back, despite his illness, underscores just how devoted he was to the hobby and MT readers."

We agree. There is, however, a sad footnote to Joe's passing. His column, which for the past few months has been written by Monitoring Times editor Larry Miller, will be discontinued after this issue. Not unexpec­tedly, we were unable to find anyone willing or able to fill Joe's shoes. In the future, information about longwave will be included in Larry Van Hom's Utility World.

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ACE Communications 91 Advanced Electronic Technologies 23 Antennas West 3,i9,48 A shton ITC 41 C.Cr ane Company 91 Cellular Security Group ·. • 97 Classic Radio Service 23 Communications E lectronics 9 CQ Communications 81 CSRA 97 Datametrics : 89 DX Computing 91 DX Radio Supply 39 Electron Process ing 53 E lectronic Equipment Bank 15 11-Meter Communications 55 Franklin Video 55 Galaxy E le ctronics 13 GRE America 21 Grove Enterprises 83,101 GTI Electron ics 51 Hollins Radio Data 35 H unterdon Aero Publishers 45 ICOM America · Cover IV IC USA 95 Industrial Comm Engineers 93 lnterbooks 3 J & J Enterprises 13 Just Tces'n 43 Klingenfuss Publications 33 MilSpec Communications 99 Monitoring Times Cover III NBO Distributing 93 OPTOelectronics Cover II Palomar Engineering 47 Popular Electronics 57 Radio Shack 37 Software Systems Consulting 3,97 Somerset Engineering 5 Spec-Com 97 Stanek 19 The W5YI Group 17,47 Tiare Publications 25 Universal SW Radio 89

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Comments

Profits: The Bottom Line

Many Listening hobbyists are suspicious that scanner and shortwave retailers enjoy windfall profits on their imported merchandise. After all, Japanese goods cost far less than comparable American products, right? ~!

While it is true that mass merchandisers steeply discount consumer items Like TV sets, VCRs, stereos, computers, cameras and the like, our Listening hobby is considered insignificant in comparison. Smaller numbers of buyers mean smaller numbers of products, and low volume means higher costs.

The Gallup Poll shows 98% of American homes have television, but only about 3% of the adult population have scanners and shortwave radios. Manufacturers place that figure at only about 1-2%, typically white males of middle age and older. The BBC expects to complete their own survey within a year.

In mass merchandising, a manufacturer's typical markup is 300-500%; sounds great, doesn't it? In the jewelry industry this is known as "keystoning"; you "keystone" every time you double your cost as a sales figure. Triple keyston.ing is common among jewelers.

Communications companies like Sony, Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu and JRC sell to dealers who sell to you ("two-stepping"); there is no distributor. This should save the dealer money, right? Wrong again! The pervasive presence of discount mail order firms who buy factory-direct has made margins very small. Let's take a look at some real numbers.

The Sony JCF2010 flies a fictitious retail flag of $459.95. When was the last time you saw one advertised for that? Typically, the radio sells for about S340, netting the retailer about $25. Some profit!

TI1e same holds true for Uniden's Bearcat scanners. Uniden's imaginary $449.95 suggested retail for the BC200XL T really makes the typical

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$260 selling price look pretty good. But it makes the retailer's $29 profit look pretty dismal.

Near ports of entry Like New York, retailers will pool their resources to make enormous volume purchases from off shore, allowing them reasonable profit in spite of substantial price slashing. These dealers may offer the greatest discounts, but don't offer customer support. That is the tradeoff.

Keep in mind, now, that the retailer has to invest in his order with no interest earned on that money while the stock sits unsold on his shelf. He must pay for shipping and insurance as well as advertising, salaries, building, utilities, taxes-get the picture?

So how about publishing? There must be tremendous profit in books-look at the piles of them in Waldenbooks stores and the lists in Publisher's Clearinghouse catalogs. The big publishers like Bantam and Signet may realize the coveted eight-times-cost profit, but many print runs still become clearance shelf candidates.

While the World Radio TV Handbook and Passport to World Band Radio may see 50,000 copies, more specialized tomes Like the Sho1twave Directory realize a volume only a tenth of that. Low volume printing eats up profit margins.

We at Monitoring Times are proud of the small American entrepreneur who advertises in our pages. It takes spunk, conviction and courage to risk the personal and professional security of a paying job and comm.it to an independent business. Only about 25% of these dreamers-and I use that term with respect and compassion--will last for three years.

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